Kelly welcomes Barnardos "Children's Manifesto"

Cllr Anthony Kelly has welcomed the publication of Barnardos Children's Manifesto today, and has called for its findings to be implemented by the incoming government. The Sinn Féin candidate for County Wexford has urged all candidates in GE 2011 to read the manifesto and to consider its findings carefully.

"Remember the words of the 1916 Proclamation," Cllr Kelly told supporters while canvassing in his Wexford town heartland earlier this morning, "Cherish all the children of the land equally. Today there are children hungry in this state because of the financial misconduct of the golden circle and the austerity measures delivered by the last government to combat the collapse of our economy. In my view, they targeted the wrong people. Top ranking bankers and developers were let off the hook while disadvantaged families were targeted. The effects of Budget 2011 will be felt for many years to come. There are children hungry, families living without heating or light, and increased debt to moneylenders. These are Barnardos findings not ours!"

Cllr Kelly said that he fully supported Barnardos ideal to protect the children of Ireland from the effects of this recession, and the maniac austerity plans of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour.