Housing for key workers

The idea that restricting any of these schemes will actually improve the situation is ridiculous. Those refused career breaks will simply resign to go abroad, mainly to the Middle East where they can earn much more and have subsidised accommodation.
Why do you think that?
Those who job share are generally doing so because of childcare or to care for a elderly parent. They are providing another essential service in doing this.
Jasus, it seems everything they do is essential. Are they heroic too?

Irish teachers are very much in demand internationally.
All teachers are.
We need to seriously consider how we will retain them where they are most needed, in our urban areas.
I agree completely.
No members of the profession expect a "free gaff" obviously.
That's a relief.
 
sorry, the point is teachers are paid well as graduates but they aren't high paid workers overall,
No need to apologise. They certainly aren't high paid employees but they aren't low paid ether. An average salary of around €60,000 with a very good pension and superb holidays is a good package. I don't subscribe to the idea that they have a short working week as they generally do lots of non-classroom hours.
and they can't afford to buy in the cities if they were so well paid they wouldn't have this issue. Picking the point where they start earning is just arbitrary.
An income of around €90k is needed to buy the average house in Dublin.
 
The 'market pay' in the public sector is more a reflection of the States ability to wield its power as the monopolistic employer in the relevant sector
It's more a reflection of the Unions superb ability to put a gun to the head of the Irish people whenever they want more money for their members.
and historical sectoral factors (teaching and nursing being largely dominated by women etc.).
That's a major reason why so many leave the sectors. Women are far more likely to choose to work part time, take career breaks and opt out of the workforce entirely. The shortage of GP's is entirely due to the same thing. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that but the State needs to train more people in female dominated sectors as graduates are less likely to remain within their industry or sector.
 
Do you take the house off them if they change careers? Are fired? Quit?
If they change career or quit (or take a career break) they would have to leave. None of them get fired and they are all exceptional... and heroic...
 
Isn't one of the issues is that that by granting these career breaks the replacement teachers are not being made permanent and can't get mortgage approval etc;. I'm not sure if they lose out on some benefits as well. This is obviously making these (temporary?) positions less attractive to other teachers.
If teachers are in such demands then there shouldn't be any issues in them giving up their job if they want to go on a career break as they'll have no problem getting a job when they come back (albeit probably not at the same school).
 
I wasnt apologising, but you knew that.

Thanks for confirming that despite your assertions about how well paid they are that teachers cant afford to buy in Dublin.
 
I'm suggesting the comparisons are ridiculous and self-serving
Agreed, they are of course. To pretend that any one profession is deserving of special treatment due to a housing shortage is of course nonsense.

To pretend that state employees are more deserving than employees of private companies is equally nonsense.
 
Thanks for confirming that despite your assertions about how well paid they are that teachers cant afford to buy in Dublin.
Where did I say, or even imply, that they could afford to buy in Dublin?
I asked why we should help relatively well paid people to acquire accommodation when there are less well paid and more essential employees in other sectors also working in Dublin.
 
Some teachers are leaving the cities, true. But they are not the only ones doing so, so are not deserving of special treatment. We find it difficult to recruit for a lot of well paid IT jobs too, should all IT workers get a hand-out?

Indeed teachers are in the lucky position of having a qualification that is sought after in a number of other countries with agencies specialising in lining up work and accommodation to make the switch very easy. The majority go for a year or two and return with a lump sum that many in other careers can only dream about.
 
Every worker in Dublin is running the same race and jumping the same hurdles when it comes to the price of rent and buying a house. We all pay tax and this tax runs our economy. So everyone is important. We need more houses built to drive down prices. Not put more expense over more taxation on everyone else so teachers can live in Dublin.
 
The 'market pay' in the public sector is more a reflection of the States ability to wield its power as the monopolistic employer in the relevant sector and historical sectoral factors (teaching and nursing being largely dominated by women etc.).
Hold on, average wages in the public sector are higher than those in the private sector! I'm hoping that's not news to you. Remember the Davy report that calculated that a private sector worker would need €600k to buy an annuity plan to match the public sector pension?

Note the pay gap has narrowed since that report, but it still favours public employees.
 
So everyone is important. We need more houses built to drive down prices.
That's it exactly, the only thing putting more money into the system achieves is higher prices. Increasing supply is the only was to lower them.
 
I agree the price of houses and rental properties needs to come down. IT workers can generally work remotely so don't necessary need city accommodation. Frontline workers, including teachers, cannot and obviously as the majority of the country lives in cities the majority of jobs are there. We can continue to ignore the problem and wait for it to worsen or we can seriously consider that some incentives will be needed to keep essential staff working in urban areas.
 
The single scheme public service pension has been in place since 2013 and is far from generous. Inevitably public/private sector pension comparisons fail to mention the state pension which is a generous benefit for all workers for which some contribute minimal PRSI. That is a whole other debate though.
 

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Frontline workers, including teachers, cannot and obviously as the majority of the country lives in cities the majority of jobs are there.
The front line is in Ukraine. We are not at war so there is, thankfully, no front line in Ireland. Referring to teachers or nurses or anyone not in combat as being on a "front line" is just hyperbole.
 
The front line is in Ukraine. We are not at war so there is, thankfully, no front line in Ireland. Referring to teachers or nurses or anyone not in combat as being on a "front line" is
Whatever you prefer to call them the younger cohort of essential public sector workers are unable to rent affordably or buy particularly in Dublin where we desperately need them. I know this because I work with them and have seen an unprecendented exodus of staff on the ground with no one applying for the jobs to replace them.
 
Whatever you prefer to call them the younger cohort of essential public sector workers are unable to rent affordably or buy particularly in Dublin where we desperately need them.
The same is happening with the younger cohort of essential private sector workers.
I know this because I work with them and have seen an unprecendented exodus of staff on the ground with no one applying for the jobs to replace them.
Higher property taxes would greatly help them. Reform of the planning system would also help. As would an efficient and functional construction sector. A reallocation of social housing according to needs would probably be the best short term solution.
What won't help is an allocation of housing based on some arbitrary hierarchy which in reality will come down to who bleats most over the public airwaves.