saabsaab wrote: » I m sure there are some but 10km to a rail link or similar is not very far in the country a nice walk or a very short drive. I believe that people do choose the car as it is seen as a no thought transport solution. There aren't hundreds of thousands that have no alternative far less. If you have figures that challenge that post a link.
1-5 Km 288,494 5-10 Km 60,948 10 Km or more 4,635
Calhoun wrote: » Its starting up again on social media, the self pleasuring and like whoring about how people are so stupid for voting a certain way. Smug on their pedestals thinking they have it all solved. "We are gluttons for punishment" and all that jazz, one common denominator normally is people who are insulated from **** going really bad.
saabsaab wrote: » It is in the countryside or a very short cycle or jog. You should try it!
Idbatterim wrote: » I know it’s idiocy for me , to vote for parties that will support the waste and wasters foremost. That’s all parties , with fg the least of an appalling lot
Bambi wrote: » Yeah a coalitions of greens and cranks with a vendetta against the transport mode that the overwhelming majority of irish people choose to use Great place to look for ideas
Eric Cartman wrote: » why don't that group just call themselves 'angry cyclists' and save us all time.
Eric Cartman wrote: » so they still need a car.....that you want to make more expensive.... how many people are there then there are 442,669 one off houses in ireland, 98% are outside towns, below is a table of the number of houses by distance to a town. and so you have hundreds of thousands of houses that are atleast 1km from a town , atleast 65000 that are too far to cycle from , and thats assuming every town has a bus or train.....which it doesnt....https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp1hii/cp1hii/od/
Idbatterim wrote: » Fine Gael proposes restrictions on tenants’ right to buy social housing Party plans to reduce discount for low earners and return to 10-year minimum tenancyhttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-proposes-restrictions-on-tenants-right-to-buy-social-housing-1.4143274 Take a read of that. What a banana republic !
Eric Cartman wrote: » we shouldnt be letting them sell anyway, the idea that somebody can get a free house in dublin , stay in it for a year , buy it out and presumably sell it after for a huge windfall is insanity.
saabsaab wrote: » Still using less fuel than communing the entire way! Also by your figures only 5,000 or so 'too far' 10Km is a very short cycle for anybody of reasonable fitness. My Grandfather walked 25km to work over mountain paths and bad roads to work most days. Are we turning into a Nation of pure softies?
bubblypop wrote: » FF had the best opportunity to do something with the health system. The country was loaded, what did they do? Gave away free money to everyone in the audience! We should have a world class system in this country, instead it's disgraceful, sending people overseas for treatment.
Idbatterim wrote: » My god. It is mind blowing. So they give a house away , then replace it at huge cost ?! Christ. The transfer of wealth from workers and working poor to prop this up , is a total scandal. This **** is even more incredible than I could have imagined !!!
Lackey wrote: » But at the same time give out when they improve their situation and take ownership of their homes and lives Can’t have it both ways.
Lackey wrote: » Except it’s not true They get a discount based on their earnings Between previous rent and cost of house they would probably end up paying the market value If the house is sold percentage goes back to the council so no profits are made on resale People can’t give out about people in ‘their free houses’ milking the system But at the same time give out when they improve their situation and take ownership of their homes and lives Can’t have it both ways.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » Most sensible policy I have seen in years
Phoebas wrote: » If council tenants want to own their own houses they can do it on the same basis as anyone else whose renting from a private landlord - find a house that is for sale and make an offer. We've few enough council houses as it is without depleting the stock further.
Calhoun wrote: » How does previous rent on a property equate to someone paying market value? Council houses aren't rent to buy.
Matt Barrett wrote: » If you rent a house for a decade or two, you get a discount on the market value. I think that's fair. We can change that percentage and set time spent renting before trying to buy to whatever we like.
McMurphy wrote: » Why?
