Would you hold the same view if the same person threw a brick through the front window of their local Tesco?
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That is criminal damage you are talking about. Which, if memory serves me correct, is prosecutable under law using services of the gardai, courts etc all paid by taxpayer. Should this not be the case?
If I lose my job, paying PAYE and PRSI the State will cushion the loss of my income through unemployment benefits.
Im talking about landlords, who through no fault of their own, or no fault of their tenants, are at a loss of income because there tenant is unemployed.
As taxpayers themselves, paying PRSI I would be supportive of cushioning the loss of income for landlords that find themselves in financial difficulties as a consequence.
If a tenant burns down a house or damages a house im sure house insurance will cover that. Any criminal damage should be reported to the Gardai to investigate. If the Gardai are satisfied a crime has occurred they should pursue the culprits.
In the meantime, a landlord who pays PRSI, and is at an income loss because of criminal damage, should be afforded some protection by the State in a similar fashion to someone who is at an income loss because of unemployment.
Would you be opposed to such a social provision?