The local authorities are a major part of the problem when it comes to freeing up properties which should be on the market.Dublin City Council like many other councils have said that their vacant numbers are much lower than what a national figure of 180,00 would give them. In fact a large number of them are actually holiday homes.
It wasn't as simple as that, unless the enumerator didn't do their job properly, they were issues with guidance on a number of steps to carry out in an attempt to evaluate if it was truely vacant prior to registering it as such. Ultimately I believe all those numbers are somewhat exaggerated, but the overall downward trend is indicative of a reducing problem which makes sense when you consider the increase in property values over the period.With the 2016 census, a large amount of the 180,000 related to when if someone didn't answer the door the property was marked as vacant.
no surprise , a lot of farmers in the SF heartlands of Monaghan , Cavan , Donegal and North Louth have always voted SFInteresting that they exclude farms from 1% wealth tax and not your residence, small business, pension fund value, and all other assets. This on top of increased income tax will hit the wealth creators hard.
investing in banks in a small european nation is not investing in a pension , its highly risky , its not up to anyone to educate said people , anyone who was reasonably well diversified going into the crash has seen their pension pot more than recover in the past thirteen or fourteen yearsA big IF. They didn’t, most only had bank shares, they thought they were a one way bet, blue blue chip. They were not sophisticated investors. They were not bailed out. They were hard working self reliant people who paid taxes all there lives. An easy target for those re writing history.
they are probably to the forefront in Labour right now as they are constantly having to look over their shoulder at the Soc Dems who more or less out WOKE them on every topicThere's a third element too: let's call it the O'Riordan/Bacik woke fringe, a sub-cult about which I have nothing nice to say.
that bacik one, is not my cup of tea at all. She'd put me off voting Labour full stop. Is that comment allowed?they are probably to the forefront in Labour right now as they are constantly having to look over their shoulder at the Soc Dems who more or less out WOKE them on every topic
Have you spent much time with her, or is it just that you disagree with her politics?that bacik one, is not a nice person. She'd put me off labour regardless of if they ran This post will be deleted if not edited immediately Christ in my constituency.
I disagree with much of her politics but I respect her and her intellect and think she's a good addition to the body politic.Have you spent much time with her, or is it just that you disagree with her politics?
bothHave you spent much time with her, or is it just that you disagree with her politics?
I've met her twice, some years back, and I'd have a very different view. In real life, she seemed quite different to her on-screen persona, much warmer in fact. Regardless, I don't think it's a nice thing to say about anyone, and fairly inappropriate. Disagree with her politics all you like, but it's just a bit personal imo.both
You said "that bacik one, is not a nice person". You've since edited it so maybe you agree that it wasn't a nice thing to say.I said I didn't like the woman or her politics.
Saying that there are Shinners who are murderers is a statement of fact.What's been said on this thread about the murdering Shinners must be very upsetting altogether for some readers
No I was told to edit it or it would be deleted. Having an opinion that someone is not a "nice person" apparently is worse than calling them murderers and child killers (even though most Shinners would deny all such accusations. Sure Gerry Adams still denies being a member of the IRA to this day doesn't he?You said "that bacik one, is not a nice person". You've since edited it so maybe you agree that it wasn't a nice thing to say.
If you had said that you didn't like her, I wouldn't have queried it.I said I didn't like the woman or her politics. I was told that's not nice. What's been said on this thread about the murdering Shinners must be very upsetting altogether for some readers
He does but other disagree.No I was told to edit it or it would be deleted. Having an opinion that someone is not a "nice person" apparently is worse than calling them murderers and child killers (even though most Shinners would deny all such accusations. Sure Gerry Adams still denies being a member of the IRA to this day doesn't he?
That's an excellent article.Interesting article on the Shinners in today's Irish Times.
And populist and hypocritical policies are exactly what we tend to implementAnother article in the Irish Times making the point that the Shinners tax policy it populist and hypocritical.
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