Video summary
Gerry McKeever, an independent candidate from NE County, is running for the general election with a vision centered on reversing Ireland's current economic and social decline. He argues that the nation must stop sending young people abroad by investing heavily in essential infrastructure to create affordable housing, reliable electricity, clean water, and decent living conditions at home. McKeever emphasizes that without these foundational improvements, businesses will continue to leave due to high costs and poor services, potentially turning Ireland into a "third world country" where corporate entities can no longer sustain operations despite tax rates being just one factor among many.
A significant portion of his platform addresses the urgent crises in law and order and housing discrimination that he believes are tearing society apart. He highlights the alarming rate at which small to medium enterprises, which employ 1.2 million people, are closing down due to excessive overheads, a trend exacerbated by falling infrastructure standards. Furthermore, McKeever strongly criticizes what he terms "the block scheme" as blatant discrimination that disproportionately affects older citizens and those in specific areas like Dublin, noting that the application process is too rigid and excludes many who need it most. He calls for immediate government action to restore safety on streets during both day and night while simplifying housing processes to ensure full redress for all applicants.
McKeever contends that these challenges cannot be solved through local measures alone but require a national-level strategy led by the government. He urges voters to look beyond their immediate neighborhoods and recognize that issues such as affordable accommodation, infrastructure development, and economic stability are interconnected problems demanding unified action across the country. By addressing these systemic failures at the governmental level, he believes it is possible to halt the exodus of talent and capital, stimulate the economy through better foundations, and secure a prosperous future for current residents and their children alike.
In his concluding appeal, Gerry positions himself as a catalyst for change in attitude and direction rather than just another politician offering standard policies. He invites citizens to explore his broader policy proposals via social media streams where he details further plans aimed at revitalizing the nation's potential. His message is one of hope mixed with stark realism about Ireland's current trajectory, urging voters to support him as a seed that can plant the necessary changes needed to bring back prosperity and dignity to everyday life in Ireland.
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hello I'm Jerry mckever from NE County
I'm running as an independent candidate
the next election uh what do I want to
see what do we want what do we need I
want to see an erand where a young can
come back from Australia I want to see
an ER where they don't actually need to
leave in the first place I want to see a
country where we have our rights or
freedoms decent society and disposable l
in our pockets to see this we need
government will invest very heavily
infrastructure to Future preface to
allow us to build what we need to build
affordable
accommodation I want to see an end to
the Discrimination that is that affect
the block scheme I call it
discrimination because I believe it's
very very blatant discrimination we need
an easier process we need a free process
we need flexibility when it comes to
downsizing we need full redress and you
know I call discrimination because dubl
have had this problem started with
payate for a long time now we're left SS
up here to rat old people can't even
apply for the scheme
Law and Order as a Law and Order falling
apart are we saved to Walker streets at
night time even during daytime have we
reached the Tipping Point already
whereby the sense of security used to
have in the streets is a redeemable I
don't know but we need a government that
will actually realize this acknowledge
it and do something about it corporate
Ireland I don't believe corporate
Ireland will leave ultimately because of
tax rates I believe they're going to
leave because we may become a third
world country when com infrastructure we
need to give them electricity affordable
accommodation water Etc another very
important Revenue stream for us are our
small to medium Enterprises and our
small businesses the employ of 1.2
million people in this country and
they've been absolutely hammered by
overhead at the moment they're closing
at an alarming rate now
infrastructure will stimulate the
economy it will be the root the
foundation the lifeblood of our future
and our children's future now you say
Jerry where are your local policies well
I believe raising TI of Saw boats I
believe you must see the bigger picture
here only by handling this at National
level governmental level can we handle a
placing problem can we handle our
affordable accommodation problem can we
handle infrastructure problem these are
all local all local please send me to
doublin vote Jer number one I want to be
the seed that you plant to bring a
change in attitude and Direction please
check me out my social media streams I
have many more policies I want to talk
about thank you very much good look