Family of seven sleep in Garda station Mod note post one

ShaneC93 wrote: »

She has been posting on Facebook about voting for Gemma O'Doherty so I presume she must be.

I guess she'll vote for SF in the next GE now that her and Mary Lou are best mates. I wonder has she put two-and-two together and worked out that "the council :mad::mad::mad:" who she detests so much is made up of Sinn Fein councillors who hold twice as many seats as any other party.

Especially in SDCC

stuff.hunter wrote: »

there wont be more homes build as it would cause overpriced market to crash, too many politicians, govt and council people would have their 'gray-zone type' income slashed

Am I the only one getting tired of hearing this type of conspiracy theory rubbish? How many current TD's are landlords? The info is there and freely available so why don't you back your claim with some actual facts and evidence? And rent on a property doesn't exactly amount to a gravy train or even a gravy boat when 50% of the rental income is taken in tax before any mortgage is paid on it.

In fact if they were as clever as you give them credit for they'd be selling those properties right now when prices are reaching their peak, pumping as much government funding into new houses so that property prices crash and they can then buy them back on the cheap in a couple of years.

Hitman3000 wrote: »

So because they are a council housing list in your opinion they should have no right to data protection.

I read it as "if they refuse adequate council housing offered by the council they should have no right to data protection"


Probably a bit harsh alright, but not your interpretation at all.




Full of roadblocks, yet very empty when it comes to solutions.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

One thing I would do would be I'd make the conditions for refusing a house a lot stricter.
I'd also publish a list of people who refuse house and include their reason for refusal.

I'd go further and include a registry for people who have been evicted from social housing for anti-social behaviour and non payment of rent. We'll see how quick the tenants are then to destroy the properties the rest of us work to provide them with.

Wile E. Coyote wrote: »

Am I the only one getting tired of hearing this type of conspiracy theory rubbish? How many current TD's are landlords? The info is there and freely available so why don't you back your claim with some actual facts and evidence? And rent on a property doesn't exactly amount to a gravy train or even a gravy boat when 50% of the rental income is taken in tax before any mortgage is paid on it.

In fact if they were as clever as you give them credit for they'd be selling those properties right now when prices are reaching their peak, pumping as much government funding into new houses so that property prices crash and they can then buy them back on the cheap in a couple of years.

you're right, its a conspiracy theory

I'm sure that there can be an opt in that by going on the list that you are consenting for any home refusals to be published in a report and the reason given will be published as well

Hitman3000 wrote: »

So because they are a council housing list in your opinion they should have no right to data protection.

Only when they refuse a house. The public and tax payer should be made aware of why the council houses aren't up to standard.
It's no secret when somebody is living in a council house!

Hitman3000 wrote: »

So accept the offer no matter what or your name will be published. Orwellian.

Well what reasonable excuse has someone who is claiming to be homeless or in need of housing realistically got for turning down a property? Thats half the problem at the minute. It's not a 'housing crisis' it's an 'I want a specific house, in a specific area crisis!'