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Wake up- the Government is giving away Ireland's resources!![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Government is giving away Ireland's natural resources without any benefits to Ireland! The Government (through the Petroleum Affairs Division) estimate that there is at least 10 billion barrels of oil or gas equivalent in the North Atlantic Margin which is the area between Malin Head (Donegal) and Kerry and includes the Corrib Gas Field. Considering this is an underestimated potential and using recent figures we are looking at least €780 billion of our country's natural resources going directly into the hands of multinational companies. The 25% tax rate is an absolute joke as all possible taxes are offset against production costs, the companies including Shell, Statoil, Marathon, Island oil etc will pay very little if any tax and stand to make billions of euros profit from our country's resources. The companies DO NOT HAVE TO PUT A PENNY OF PROFIT FROM OUR COUNTRY'S RESOURCES BACK INTO OUR COUNTRY. |
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Jump To Comment: 3 2 1Amanda,
you are absolutely right in just about everything you said in your article (apart from a platform costing €30, maybe €30 million?)
If you read the article i posted a few days ago you will see that I made nearly an identical type of post regarding this abuse of our childrens future economic security by this give an oil well to Tony attitude!
Keep it up, the public deserve to hear the real story!
my newswire post http://www.indymedia.ie/article/80027
The Government (through the Petroleum Affairs Division) estimate that there is at least 10 billion barrels of oil or gas equivalent in the North Atlantic Margin which is the area between Malin Head (Donegal) and Kerry and includes the Corrib Gas Field. Considering this is an underestimated potential and using recent figures we are looking at least €780 billion of our country's natural resources going directly into the hands of multinational companies
iNDEED I HEAR THEY ARE USING THE CRYSTAL BALL APPROACH
Why as soon as 1 article on this disappears as it gets ridiculed so so much as blatent rubbish and zero fact does somebody post another identical article?
it just damages your credability as you allow people to post the same no fact nonsense again and again and again
I doubt if its been 'given away' more likely 'sold' for a well hidden back hander.