Indeed - introduced by Labour Minister who covered the cost of the fees by abolishing the tax dodge around covenants that allowed wealthy people to avoid tax - it was a revenue neutral measure. All grants that were in place before the measure continued to be in place after the measure, and these were expanded in later years.Intoduced by a Labour minister.
Indeed - introduced by Labour Minister who covered the cost of the fees by abolishing the tax dodge around covenants that allowed wealthy people to avoid tax - it was a revenue neutral measure. All grants that were in place before the measure continued to be in place after the measure, and these were expanded in later years.
I agree that this is disgraceful and should be rectified. Thanks for highlighting these examples of public sector incompetence and inefficiency.Isn't AAM great for jumping to conclusions? So we're told that the problems in council housing are down to the people, not the buildings.
I guess it is the people's fault that there is no heating in Rosemount, and that the windows are falling out of the frames, and that the chimney fumes are coming through the walls; http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2009/sep/13/flats-from-hell-the-city-council-forgot/
I guess it is the fault of the people in Dolphin House that "FAECAL COLIFORM levels more than 570-million times the safe level for drinking water have been detected in the sinks of flats in Dolphin House, Dublin." [broken link removed] Perhaps they should stop using their toilets maybe?
Take a walk through a few council estates in West Dublin and then take a walk near your home.We're told that anti-social behaviour is more common in council estates, but no evidence is presented. We're told that people in council estates are less likely to care for their environment, but no evidence is presented.
I didn’t see that post. Can you point it out?We're told that criminals will consider their mother's housing needs before committing a crime
It would be nice if, for once, you suggested anything constructive. Anything. Just once... or do you think everything’s ok the way it is?Wouldn't it be nice if, just once, maybe some of the AAM experts could come up with solutions that actually work in the real world, as opposed working inside the heads of the AAM experts?
Of course anti-social behaviour is more common in council estates, and it is to do with the people rather than the buildings. I know this because I have eyes and ears. I don't need any studies to tell me the obvious.We're told that anti-social behaviour is more common in council estates, but no evidence is presented. We're told that people in council estates are less likely to care for their environment, but no evidence is presented.
Wouldn't it be nice if, just once, maybe some of the AAM experts could come up with solutions that actually work in the real world, as opposed working inside the heads of the AAM experts?
Of course anti-social behaviour is more common in council estates, and it is to do with the people rather than the buildings. I know this because I have eyes and ears. I don't need any studies to tell me the obvious.
Are you God? Unless you are omniscient, I'm really not sure at all how your own 'eyes and ears' can give you a definitive view on this. There are all kinds of estates round the country, at various stages of maturity and development - public and private. They're all different.
Of course anti-social behaviour is more common in council estates, and it is to do with the people rather than the buildings. I know this because I have eyes and ears. I don't need any studies to tell me the obvious.
This reminds me of the man who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing.Even if you wanted you could do your own study pretty easily. Go to daft.ie or myhome.ie and take a look at house prices. Compare similiar size houses in council estates with those in private estates equi-distant to the city centre. Should be fairly obvious to those who actually buy their own homes where they will pay more for.
This reminds me of the man who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Is there a direct relationship between anti-social behaviour and house prices? Perhaps you'd better tell those people I met last month in a very 'nice' (and very expensive) estate off the Sandyford Road who are plagued by anti-social behaviour arising from underage drinking by their neighbour's teenagers.
There were some interesting comments about St Nathy's House in Churchtown on the front page of this week's Southside People, e.g.
"families with young children forced to leave their accomodation because of health complaints"
"Window frames completely rotten - you can feel a draft through the windows even though the council insualted them'
"I can come up the stairs and there are people going to the toilet"
"Syringes have been found in the field out there"
Just to put in context those claims of 'nice' social housing.
There were some interesting comments about St Nathy's House in Churchtown on the front page of this week's Southside People, e.g.
"families with young children forced to leave their accomodation because of health complaints"
"Window frames completely rotten - you can feel a draft through the windows even though the council insualted them'
"I can come up the stairs and there are people going to the toilet"
"Syringes have been found in the field out there"
Just to put in context those claims of 'nice' social housing.
Their tenancy agreement - same as most tenants.Is there anything stopping the people who live there:
Putting in new windows (they are getting the accomodation for nothing remember)?
Why do you assume that they haven't?Forming a residents association, campaigning to their local coucillor and contacting the Gardai?
they are getting the accomodation for nothing remember)?
F
No-one gets council housing for free.if you get anything for free, it'll be abused more often than not
No-one gets council housing for free.
Their tenancy agreement - same as most tenants.
Why do you assume that they haven't?