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SHOULD DAYLIGHT SAVING Time be abolished?
That’s the issue that’s going to be on the agenda when MEPs vote on such a proposal next month.
The move was welcomed by Seán Kelly MEP, who is leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament.
He said that the parliament had agreed to table an EU resolution calling for an end to the bi-annual time change or Daylight Saving Time (DST), for health and safety reasons.
Last month, the European Parliament’s Research Service published its study on EU summer-time arrangements, which Kelly said confirmed that the benefits of DST are “marginal” because what you save on light you spend on heating, whereas negative consequences for health are “more severe“ than previously thought.
The report - which can be read here – says that:
“I have consistently called for an end to the time change over serious health and safety concerns for citizens and am fully supporting a European Parliament motion to end the practice. Various studies show that going against the natural rhythm has a detrimental impact on sleep and health,” said Kelly.
He continued:
Morning light or dawn is particularly important in enabling the human circadian system to adjust internal time to the external dawn/dusk cycle and seriously impacts overall health and mental well-being. When we disrupt our natural rhythms, many people lose sleep leading to weakened immunity, increased anxiety and depression in some cases. It also means people are driving tired or less alert and are less able to concentrate leading to more accidents and a lower quality work performance.
The Ireland South MEP said DST especially impacts on light sleepers or those who have difficulty sleeping.
“It is nonsensical to lose an hour of daylight every spring, meaning commuters are driving in the dark,” he said. “It goes against the natural rhythms and takes many people a number of weeks to adjust.”
He described it as “an unnecessary, archaic practice” and said the resolution is needed to keep the issue on the agenda. An EU-wide agreement would be needed in order to implement the change.
In a recent poll on TheJournal.ie, 77% of readers said DST should be scrapped, and 22% said it shouldn’t.
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Can infect the brain but the body still works………is that not Facebook !!!
We have these in Ireland already they’re called the government, only they feed on other peoples money!!!
I detest the government too, but for the love of Jaysis that was poor.
@les rock: but true
So basically some mad scientist could actually create the RAGE virus from 28 days later or the t-virus in resident evil…
…on the plus side the wouldn’t have to just be hit in the brain. Anywhere will do.
The government should send sports accessories and garden utensils for the coming zombie apocalypse. Make sure you store them with your iodine pill and government cheese.
Better get out my copy of Don’t Stop Me Now and my snooker cues. Bring it on!!!
Have you seen the specimens dragging themselves around the Liffey boardwalk! The Walking Dead don’t have a patch these dudes. Since they closed the section of boardwalk along Eden Quay it’s let them wander!!!!
Take a walk around Kilkenny on a Saturday night after 1am and you can see one quite clearly ;-)
i remember walking around a lingerie shop a few years back in stephens green shopping centre near valentines day looking for a gift for the mrs. a lot of lads were doing the same thing. as i was browsing i saw the cashier say to her colleague with a look of digust “look at them, walking around with their mouths open like a bunch of f*%kin zombies…animals” jaysus.
for those outside the capital…We have thousands of these zombies wandering the street. it amazing how they defy gravity and stay on there feet..while stringing a few words together takes them minutes….aaaaahhhhh heeeeerrrreeee buuuuud,leeeend uuuuuuussssss aaaaa feeeeewwww eeeeeeuuuurrrrrooooooooo
I have my axe and chainsaw ready. Bring it on you undead motherf***ers
There’s a zombie apocalypse at every bus stop/school/ workplace every Monday morn. B grand sure.
Half the passengers on red line LUAS have had this for years
Setup the cameras in the point village. Best location ever for a zombie movie!
I see a lot of Zombies going around in pajamas lately actually I think the Zombies would have more brain power
Ive got an idea for when the zombies attack! We get the car drive to the Winchester get a cup of tea and wait for it to all just blow over
It’s not a question of IF but a question of WHEN
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