About one in six Irish dwellings relies on group water schemes or private well.It's a very, very small fraction of Ireland's housing stock that is not served at all by roads, power, sewage or public water supply
Group water schemes are heavily subsidised and a result of central planning.About one in six Irish dwellings relies on group water schemes or private well.
There are about a half a million septic tanks.
This is not a small fraction!
Only to the same extent that Irish Water/Uisce Eireann networks are subsidised.Group water schemes are heavily subsidised
As the owner of one, this is the first I've heard of this.Septic Tanks ... If they are found to be faulty the repair of said tanks is subsidised to the tune of 85% to a maximum of €12,000.
Yes, that would be illogical.What is illogical is the claim that population movements have no impact on housing shortages and surpluses.
Once he starts building then the supply increases. What criteria are you using to determine what the impact of population movement will have on housing stock? If next week we granted work visas to 10,000 skilled tradesmen to fill the labour shortage in the construction sector would you be against it on the grounds that it would have a negative short term impact on housing availability?If he needs a bed to sleep in, that's one more on the demand side than there was the day before he arrived. The supply remains unchanged.
Probably less so.Only to the same extent that Irish Water/Uisce Eireann networks are subsidised.
Well I'm happy to be the purveyor of good news.As the owner of one, this is the first I've heard of this.
Not if his activity displaces that of a local competitor. If the bricklayer moves from say underpopulated Swanlinbar to overpopulated Galway city, and who underbids a local bricklayer in Galway city who then has to sign on the dole, the population of Galway city has risen by one, the number of housing beds available in the city remains static and does the number of active bricklayers.Once he starts building then the supply increases.
I can't imagine the €12,000 grant is generally applicable, and not eg a special measure for areas of special environmental sensitivity.Well I'm happy to be the purveyor of good news.
Grand so. We'll leave it there.Not if his activity displaces that of a local competitor. If the bricklayer moves from say underpopulated Swanlinbar to overpopulated Galway city, and who underbids a local bricklayer in Galway city who then has to sign on the dole, the population of Galway city has risen by one, the number of housing beds available in the city remains static and does the number of active bricklayers.
Again: population movements have a profound effect on demand for housing.
If you read the link it gives all the information.I can't imagine the €12,000 grant is generally applicable, and not eg a special measure for areas of special environmental sensitivity.
Are you sure or just googling?
There's always stats!While I don't think the data is available to answer your question accurately it is broadly accurate to say that immigrants are more likely to work than Irish people since they are more likely to be of working age (few pensioners immigrate to rich countries) and so they are increasing the amount of economic output per capita.
My "small fraction" refers to houses that not served at all by roads, power, sewage or public water supply. Granted that there are a signficant number of houses with private wells and septic tanks, but vanishingly few of them are without a public power supply and are also unserved by public roads. My point stands; central planning is intrinsic to any modern, functional housing market.bout one in six Irish dwellings relies on group water schemes or private well.
There are about a half a million septic tanks.
This is not a small fraction!
I think a major shift to local authority driven development vs developer driven is needed.
State to replace the property developers
Local authorities target Septic Tanks for inspection which are near well water and/or drinking water and in areas there there is a potential major environmental impact. They also select tanks which they think are faulty. In 2024 they inspected 1,390 tanks. Over half of them failed inspection.Discussed recently on Newstalk..your septic tank has to be inspected by the council and if it fails there’s a grant of up to 12k. Very small number of inspections per year….thought he said around 600..caveat you can’t request the council to inspect your tank and without a failed inspection, no grant available.no financial incentive to repair your faulty tank other than for environmental or health concerns.
They tried that in 2009. The bitter fruits of that folly began to harvest almost immediately and they're still the only food on the plate.more that they have a far more active role in driving what and where housing is built
How about zone the land and then deliver services. Once the sites are shovel ready apply a site value tax at the appropriate rate.Current approach of zone land and wait leads to infrastructure and service problems.
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