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I've taken out reform of the health service and of the education system as “issues of the day”. Obviously, they are hugely important issues (and deserving even of whole movements dedicated solely to reforming them alone!). I don't think anybody would disagree about the gravity of the need to reform them.
However, why I took them out was because they strike me more as “issues of the day”. Issues that would be answered by a renewed and well-governed republic, rather than issues that would be foundational to forming (or prerequisites for) a renewed and well-governed republic.
I took the invitation to add items at face values and added several items to the above list that I believe need reform.
Also, I'm a little anxious about the item “Exam/Educational Threshold for candidates (covering economics, history, communications, civics, ethics)”. I know it's only a discussion point but it already has an air of elitism. I think it's very important for the democratic process that anyone can stand for and be elected to public office, regardless of educational, racial or social background. I believe the effort here should be in framing the boundaries and standards of the role to which anyone can be elected, not in defining who can run for those roles.
I agree. I have changed it to “Professional qualification/experience for certain offices”, which I hope will have more consensus.
You are quite right that even tough these are simply discussion points, they need to be framed in an appropriate way.
I completely agree. If we start getting involved in day-to-day issues, then we will get bogged down in detail. The aim here should be to create an environment whereby the custodians of the state are incentised to govern well. Good governance should lead to good education and health and general societal well-being. Even if a 2nd Republic comes into being, there will be differences of opinion to be resolved on how best to implement policies for health and education.
An interesting counter-example to our own failed state isn't even strictly a Republic. New Zealand has a very similar population to us, but it has just one chamber of parliament with 120 members. Compare this to our two-chamber system with 226 members (there are 60 in the Seanad). The NZ voting mechanism is also an interesting twist on proportional representation. 65 seats are on a first-past-the post system, with the other 55 reserved for a party-vote, which ensures that the parliament reflects the voting percentage given to each party.
The directly elected members don't have to worry as much about the parish pumps as our TDs do as they don't have multi-seat constituencies and they represent about 70,000 constituents (27,000 in Ireland). It also avoids the problem of pure first-past-the-post system they have in the Westminster where you can get an overall majority with little over 30% of the vote. The results speak for themselves. In the latest Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, New Zealand score 9.3 out of 10. Ireland scores 8.
It would be great to get some political science folks involved to discuss how the New Zealand (or indeed Scottish and German flavours of this system) model could be applied here.
A substantial amount of work on considering potential reforms of the political system has already been done by the Dail committee on the Constitution, and has been analysed in its report of July this year. (see link below)
http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/committees30thdail/j-constitution/report_2008/20100722.pdf
So there's no need to go about reinventing the wheel and analysing issues that are dealt with comprehensively in this document. Where the Committee report falls down is in its failure to fully endorse any of the alternative systems proposed, and its half-hearted endorsement of the Status Quo. So, rather than demanding that a Constitutional Committee be convened from scratch with an open remit, we could lobby for the 2010 report to be revisited with a view to proposing suggestions for reform.
Some really good work has obviously been done by the Dail Committee in question, but unfortunately the turkeys stopped short at an all-out vote for Christmas. We need to make it clear that a genuine commitment to implementing reform is a non-negotiable condition for our votes for the next government.
While both the Health Service and the education system are “issues of the day”, the civil service and the wider public service are not. I'd suggest that they be added - after all, politicians come and go, but the civil service is forever…. /Joe ( @discreetdip )
What about protection of natural resources? I suggest this be added somewhere.
Having worked in the public service, I think the civil service and public services need reform, in structure and salary. There's a cosy club and a mind set which needs to be looked at.
Good policy is a by-product of good lawmakers and cabinets. I would agree with the emphasis on electoral and governmental reform. All the battles can't be fought in one election, but the first and fundamental change, on which all others will be built, is a commitment to getting better quality, national-minded folks into the (reduced) Dail.
The solution to the unemployment crisis must lie in the ability of Irish people to start micro-enterprises in sustainable sectors. Presently, the Irish taxation and bureaucratic system favours large businesses over small businesses and is geared towards the export sector. As a result, businesses which are performing well during the present time are those which are mainly export orientated, high volume and knowledge intensive. The result of this policy is that the manual and semi-skilled labour decimated during the recession has little hope of re-engagement in the workplace. Much of this labour has been shed by the domestic economy which is in ruins. Another problem which has emerged, in a cash strapped economy, is that the capital required to establish export orientated businesses is unavailable. Even if you have an idea for a product or service, it is unlikely you will be able to get support from the traditional routes. Family, friends and local banks do not want to lend money and risk aversion is prevalent in the marketplace. A relic of the property bubble is the continuing high cost of renting commercial space. Despite having ample resources of commercial facilities, the costs associated with such facilities remains higher than the European average, acting as a competitive disadvantage to starting a business in Ireland. The failure to introduce a property tax means that commercial space will continue to lie unoccupied and unavailable to small businesses. A further problem is that of the minimum wage and social welfare system which are at the highest levels in Europe. During the boom, the government had a policy of developing businesses which yielded average annual wages above 30,000 Euro. In the global markets, wages at this level would be associated with University educated professionals. However, in Ireland, this is considered a low wage. The result of this inflation of wages and expectation has been that Ireland has been priced out of the global labour market. Only by radical reduction of income levels can Ireland hope to do business with the rest of the world. Irish people are well educated and trained. However, the potential of these skills cannot be realised unless the Irish government encourages people to start their own business. There needs to be radical reform of the Irish business environment if the unemployment problem is to be addressed. People need to be incentivised to work and, at present, there is little incentive available.
For our campaign to be successful, we have to harness, voice and reflect the people's desire to change our current system of governance. Then, we have to be an important voice in trying to inform and direct the debate that follows. Judging from the quality of the contributions that have been made by others on this issue both on this site and in other places, there is much to be hopeful for. The transformation has to be a grassroots one but, if the right decisions are made with regard to the necessary changes to the way we govern ourselves, everything else will follow. It won't suit everyone but we have to get away from the sectional interest politics that have blighted us.
We get the government we deserve….but we need better.
Hi! I've been following the debate via mailing-list subscription, and I am intrigued more and more. I'm not an academic, philosopher, or politician, but I am very interested nevertheless. I have tried to spread the word a bit, but i suppose the whole thing has to break the academic mold first, and become a bit more grounded. But i think you guys are getting there, I particularly loved the suggestion of putting up a hand drawn number 2 on my car window, or front door. Some contributors I've read talked about philosophy being absent from education curriculum, and again for me that was interesting. I remember being more than surprised that it wasn't on the curriculum when I studied at Uni.. I did complain, but no joy. I know, I know, its more of an issue of the day type thing, but nice to know such a broad range of topics are discussed.
I thought I would comment here, because I think Tom has very suscinctly, and in clear language pointed towards the very essence of what is needed, and that is change from grassroots level. So I was inspired, thanks Tom, I hadn't actually connected the real importance of the two words until i had followed all the discussion today re. starting local groups. I know its mostly assessment and analysis that is being done here, and as a designer i very much appreciate that stage of the design process, it is the very basis of proper understanding of the oportunities and constraints. What I wanted to share here was a saying that I heard when I started studying first, one that I have found very useful in analysising new situations (phrased originally with the physical survey process in mind), and that is: “one should interpolate NOT extrapolate in order to obtain a true picture”. (I laugh/cry now when I hear it as I remember Willie O'Dea saying it backwards in an interview earlier this year, when talking about the economic situation, obviously not knowing what he was talking about). But it makes me wonder how we can apply this to a grass roots/ local grouping situation. Should we be relooking at local government, should we be relooking at electoral areas, perhaps regional government, and then working our way up to looking at the national level to see that true picture, in order to facilitate / encourage change. I think the importance of the situation as seen at local level / at grass roots is very important in order to interpolate a true understanding of the extent of what is required, particularly in the medium to long term. I just wanted to share this.
I believe Ellen has made a key point: «We need to make it clear that a genuine commitment to implementing reform is a non-negotiable condition for our votes for the next government.»
Why not set up a convention with the goal in mind that it will not be a once-off event, but an annual citizens' forum to investigate calls for reform - enough signatures on a petition a la suisse would lend legitimacy to any such demands.
I am also concerned about impending privatisation of natural resources- there is no mandate from the people for this type of 'snatch-and-grab' robbery (obviously).