the next evolutionary step for "your local pub". "YOUR LOCAL HUB". what exactly is that ? it is the amalgamation of all those needs and wants in any village or town under one roof. a place where people can stay connected offline and online. the local pub has taken a massive hit in the last 6 years, especially in rural areas, and as a result, more and more of them have closed and as a consequence, done a lot of serious damage to the social fabric of irish society. the Local Hub can restore all of that and more. it can be a synthesis of all that is necessary and wanted in terms of social and economic functions in any given community. local hubs would be located all over the island of ireland, literally thousands and thousands of them ; a physical and digital network, all enabled and connected by the power of the internet. there would be no such thing as having no job as there would always be a job down in your local hub ; paid, subsidised, or voluntary. and while you're down there, you c More...

When NAMA has finished transfering the toxic loans to ìts books, the governmant will become the owners of most of the 300,000 empty houses in the country. Most of these are in housing estates throughout the country. The government has spent, over the last numebr of year, millions in tax breaks and grants to MNCs for setting up in areas outside city, encouraging decentralization. By lending some of the empty housing estates in the country to MNCs in exchange for creating jobs, andin regions outside urban centres, they can reduce their costs for operating in Ireland. This would be pivitol in increasing international competitivness. Decentralization is key to the further sustainable development of our economy.

Electric motorway that uses an electromagnetic field to induce charge or to propel vehicles along. Be it new electric vehicles which may only have limited speed and range will have the benefit of been able to travel motorway at speeds of up to 120 km/ph while topping up their charge to allow them to go further off motorway. Or Existing vehicles that can have a modification made that will allow them to switch from fossil fuel while on the motorway. Renewable and sustainable energy can ensure 0 carbon emissions. Electric motoring is reported to cost as little as 1p per mile. This system can be easily installed by incorporating a road cutting saw, Track decoiler, asphalt dispenser and a road surface finisher on a 40 ft rig. Distances of between 10 and 50 KM of road could be laid in a day and as only one lane would require the track minimum disruption would be caused to the public. The vehicle modification could be produced in mass in Ireland and be fitted by registered garages around t More...

Instead of demolishing properties I think they should be finished using people now on Social Welfare through a fas scheme,and offered to Irish people living abroad who would like to retire here at a low rent.This would provide employment and boost the economy as they would spend their pensions from other countries here.

We have some of the finest renewable energy & precipitation sources in the world. We also have some of the mot beautiful scenery in the world. However most of these resorces remain unharvested & when we eventually do start generating from renewable sources our infrastructure is not good enough to make power export a viable option. We could feasably export water but at times we can't even cope with our own water needs. Our beautiful scenery can often be only seen safely by car as we have no footpaths or cycle lanes and the scenery is scared by the proliferation of telephone & electric cables on telegraph poles. We also have a massive human resourse out of work in the construction industry. The Utilities Interlink is proposed to provide a realistic and achievable system to link utilities to all our towns and cities while providing cycle lanes & footpaths. At the moment all our utilities follow there own tracks around the country. However all centres of population are linked More...

We have some of the finest renewable energy & precipitation sources in the world. We also have some of the mot beautiful scenery in the world. However most of these resorces remain unharvested & when we eventually do start generating from renewable sources our infrastructure is not good enough to make power export a viable option. We could feasably export water but at times we can't even cope with our own water needs. Our beautiful scenery can often be only seen safely by car as we have no footpaths or cycle lanes and the scenery is scared by the proliferation of telephone & electric cables on telegraph poles. We also have a massive human resourse out of work in the construction industry. The Utilities Interlink is proposed to provide a realistic and achievable system to link utilities to all our towns and cities while providing cycle lanes & footpaths. At the moment all our utilities follow there own tracks around the country. However all centres of population are linked More...

This proposal is from my family. Having carried out a thorough SWOT Analysis on Ireland Inc., we believe that there is a massive employment opportunity around what we feel is our single biggest natural resource (an island nation surrounded by Sea with Magnificent Lakes and Rivers) which can deliver thousands of jobs in throughout the island of Ireland. The employment and economic benefits would be delivered in every community throughout the country, and would be transformational in terms of unlocking the true potential of the nation. There would have to be total buy-in and commitment by Government, Enterprise Agencies, Tourism Bodies (Nationally and locally) that the single biggest opportunity for employment growth is using our natural resources (Our Seas, Our Lakes and Our Rivers) , and joined-up thinking to bring about this transformational and breakthrough idea in terms of job-creation. It would require the creation of a single Government Authority where ALL aspects of our Sea More...

Description: This Proposal is designed to provide employment especially to those most affected by the present recession, namely: Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Fitters and factory workers. The methodology used is designed to achieve this by concentrating on maximising our use of scarce resources and providing a comprehensive plan which can be implemented by every household in Ireland giving a potential market of 1.3 million households. If successful the idea could be used and exported to countries abroad significantly increasing the potential market. The concept is modular in design thereby allowing each household the opportunity of deciding what modules it will implement and will allow further modules to be added when financial circumstances allow. The problem with existing energy conservation methods is that on their own they only provide a partial solution to our energy needs. This proposal allows the interaction of different elements to provide a comprehensive solution More...

My proposal is a system where consumers buying Irish products are rewarded by tax credits or rebate. There would be a labeling system on the products on the lines of the BER labeling. Products could have a FIR (FULLY IRISH RATING) rating in the sales of the product. Where an A labeled product if fully 100% Irish and an E or F labeled product is only 20 or 30 % Irish. The better the rating a product or service gets, the higher the tax credit / rebate for the consumer on purchasing their product or service. If a company uses Irish services for supply and distribution, employees Irish people and uses Irish raw materials then, their products would be rated more favorably and given say an A rating. This would be promoted and marketed to the consumer as being more attractive when a higher tax rebate /credit is given to purchase this product or service . This would increase sales and expand such companies that more Irish based than other companies. This can be on a pilot system for two yea More...

The recent investment in the renewable energy sector in Ireland calls for second generation Greentech enterprises to provide services for this growth sector. Ireland Inc has spent the last decade creating a knowledge based workforce focusing on high tech and software sectors. Now is the time to put the mechanisms in place to retain this workforce and facilitate the growth of indigenous companies to compete in national and international markets.