Simples. Anyone who is a member of a union, and preferably the ASTI.
Simples. Anyone who is a member of a union, and preferably the ASTI.Kieran Christie, head of the ASTI, is calling for subsidised housing for key workers. This is not a new thing and other countries have allowances and supports for some sectors but what is a key worker?
Do you take the house off them if they change careers? Are fired? Quit?
That is because it is the wrong type of intervention. Back in the 1940s the Gov of the day built really good quality corporation estates many of which are in good order to this day.Every time the housing market is fiddled with by Government it just makes things worse.
That again... we impoverished generations of Irish people by spending almost nothing on health or education... but we built houses.That is because it is the wrong type of intervention. Back in the 1940s the Gov of the day built really good quality corporation estates many of which are in good order to this day.
But building solid housing at that time removed people from inner city slums where mortality and particularly infant mortality was incredibly high. This measure obviously improved people's health and allowed them to access education. A fundamental mistake was made in selling off these houses to tenants rather than keeping them as social housing stock. Now we have a situation where vulture funds build often sub standard housing and the state subsidies the exorbitant rents on these properties in the form of RAS and other schemes. These funds pay little tax on their profits while the state pays the maintenance. None of these properties are affordable for key workers to rent and there is very little available for potential first time buyers.That again... we impoverished generations of Irish people by spending almost nothing on health or education... but we built houses.
We had very basic welfare for everyone other then pensioners... but we built houses.
That process started before independence, though it massively ramped up afterwards. People like Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Viceroy, were instrumental in the improvements in health, particularly women's health in Dublin. We've chosen to whitewash people like her out of our history because they were British and Protestant.But building solid housing at that time removed people from inner city slums where mortality and particularly infant mortality was incredibly high.
They certainly didn't improve their access to education.This measure obviously improved people's health and allowed them to access education.
Yep, we should have evicted tenants who didn't pay their rent or damaged the State's property but instead we bottled it and walked away from the problem by selling off the houses. It was a total failure of Socialism as an economic model.A fundamental mistake was made in selling off these houses to tenants rather than keeping them as social housing stock.
Really? What propertied? What Vulture Funds?Now we have a situation where vulture funds build often sub standard housing
Yes, State intervention in the demand side of the market is almost always a bad idea.and the state subsidies the exorbitant rents on these properties in the form of RAS and other schemes.
Really? Is that true?These funds pay little tax on their profits while the state pays the maintenance.
I agree, it's the downside of an incredibly successful economy. Thankfully we are doing better than most and, almost uniquely amongst rich countries, our levels of inequality have reduced over the last 20 years. It's not just key workers though, it's nurses and teachers and people like that too.None of these properties are affordable for key workers to rent and there is very little available for potential first time buyers.
We've a shortage of labour because the construction sector is so inefficient and labour intensive. We need more immigrants.7000 approved planning permissions in county Wexford right now. Will these house all be built. Not a chance. Same in many counties around the country.
Just read this morning that Dublin City Council purchased 500 apartments from Kennedy Wilson in Dublin 8 but they are now unable to rent these properties out due to fire safety defects. Due diligence should have been done before purchase for sureReally? What propertied? What Vulture Funds?
Never suggested that. Only mentioned good quality housing estates such as Marino, Cabra etc.Should we go back to the State building small houses with no insulation, no central heating, no inside toilets, so social infrastructure and no public transport links in vast quantities in isolated areas than turn into slums?
Yea who needs nurses and teachers!It's not just key workers though, it's nurses and teachers and people like that too.
Agree our economy is doing well but we are back to the problem of housing in our cities for people whose work is essential to keep the city functioning.an incredibly successful economy
Have you been in many of the houses in Carba?Never suggested that. Only mentioned good quality housing estates such as Marino, Cabra etc.
Every country needs them, along with people who do dozens of other jobs.Yea who needs nurses and teachers!
I agree. It's a problem all across the developed world since we started printing money to bail ourselves out after the 2008 crash. We are managing it better than most.Agree our economy is doing well but we are back to the problem of housing in our cities for people whose work is essential to keep the city functioning.
Yes, believe it or not my job involved visiting those same houses for several years. They are well constructed and have stood the test of time. Hence they are very much in demand when listed for sale.Have you been in many of the houses in Carba?
Location and aa general shortage of housing due to our population increasing so quickly is what makes them in high demand.Yes, believe it or not my job involved visiting those same houses for several years. They are well constructed and have stood the test of time. Hence they are very much in demand when listed for sale.
Excellent.Agree of course re water and food being priority services
I agree, but it would take years. Our economy would suffer more if we didn't have food, water or power.but I'm not sure our economy would continue to boom if our education system begins to fail because of a lack of teachers.
It is indeed, mainly because MNC's can't just say that they are here for the tax breaks... but they are here for the tax breaks. If our workforce was that skilled then those MNC's would be writing the code and developing the tablets here instead of mainly doing advertising, admin and production. It's very important that we don't believe our own propaganda. Nobody ever got better at their job by only looking at the things they were good at.It's generally cited as one of the reasons why so many multinationals locate themselves here. The availability of a well educated workforce! The tax breaks help too.
They bought 39 apartments from that source not 500 - and that source didn't built them - they were built by some property developers from Cavan (Greenleaf group)Now we have a situation where vulture funds build often sub standard housing.....Just read this morning that Dublin City Council purchased 500 apartments from Kennedy Wilson in Dublin 8 but they are now unable to rent these properties out due to fire safety defects. Due diligence should have been done before purchase for sure
Well they are hardly going to say it's all about the tax breaks now are they?I think we have the highest percentage of 3rd level grads in Europe so our population is pretty well educated which according to the IDA helps to attract business from overseas.
They are doing something right. We have quite good teachers. They are very bad at teaching foreign languages but they are good at English and alright at maths.Those pesky teachers must be doing something right despite all their holidays!
Yep, the State isn't good at regulation and enforcement.It is just depressing that poor quality construction standards still seem to be commonplace... and no one held accountable
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