First Inter-party government –

How it came to power Fianna Fail had been in power for 16yrs After WW2 rations continued Unemployment and emigration still high 1948 general election – FG, clan na poblachta, labour Coalition John A Costello (FG) Noel Browne – minister for health

Achievements -1 The IDA was set up The job of the IDA was to encourage the growth of industry Two ways it would do this 1. Give grants to people to set up businesses 2. Encouraged foreign companies to set up here Why would foreign companies come here? Low tax deals

TB - 2 Noelle Browne eradicated TB TB v serious disease – killed 4000 young people a yr in Ireland more hospitals built; vaccine developed

Domestic Achievement - 3 Rural electrification This brought electricity to every part of country Helped families and farms everywhere

Other achievements Council houses built for poor Anglo-irish Trade Agreement Signed between Ireland and Britain Secured better prices for agricultural exports

Foreign achievements Ireland didn’t join NATO – why? Nato was an organisation to defend other countries Ireland was always going to be neutral Declared a Republic in 1949 – we left the british commonwealth

Downfall of the govt Mother and child scheme 1951 – Noel Browne wanted free health care for all mothers and babies Many groups opposed it Doctors association; church; other politicians Some people thought it was too much like communism

Recap questions Why did the coalition get voted in? What is a coalition? Name the coalition parties Who was Taoiseach? Name two domestic achievements of the coalition? Name two foreign policy achievements.