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[Deleted User] wrote: » The system where a patient goes to their doctor who refers them to a hospital and they don’t bother turning up for the appointment or have the courtesy to inform the hospital, thereby stopping another patient receiving treatment?
[Deleted User] wrote: » 44,000 of them? Ya right. Always someone else’s fault.
Badly fukt wrote: » The system where they just snail mail appointments to patients without ever knowing they get them or knowing they've opened them!
Badly fukt wrote: » Doesn't that show you the system they are using is very badly broken! But yet they continue to persist with it.
[Deleted User] wrote: » This is disgraceful. 44,000 people failed to turn up for hospital appointments in the south west area last year alone. I’m sure that’s the Government’s fault?https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40290320.html
Is this the end wrote: » Thats your response to over 300 who need care in hospital being left on trolleys for upto 48 hours? It seems recruitment is an issue according to the examiner. Critical staff getting redeployed to do Vaccinations is another. They had a full year to get pharamists etc involved so critical staff in hospitals wouldn't need to be used.
The government’s own research warned in 2019 that cuckoo funds were unlikely to help boost the supply of affordable housing but could instead develop ‘monopolistic power’ in parts of the market they came to dominate. The report from the Department of Finance warned that should the built-to-rent investment sector continue to grow it would lead to socio-economic division in some urban areas in the longer-term.
In just two years since that report was published, cuckoo funds have dramatically accelerated their acquisitions of thousands of mostly new homes. Their share of the market is now approaching 18,000 units and in the past 15 months they have spent around €2.4bn buying up homes.
blanch152 wrote: » Strange, one of the guys with his back to the camera looks like someone I know who died last year. Are you sure of the provenance of this video?
skimpydoo wrote: » Here it is. One fella looks very familiar.https://twitter.com/wereontheditch/status/1392933334020497412?s=20
Cilldara_2000 wrote: » Any proof that this clip was actually taken today?
Is this the end wrote: » Right now a bunch of bigwigs are in arguably the most famous pub in Dublin for the golden circle, Doheny & Nesbitt, swilling pints There's a video doing the rounds on twitter and Fine Fail and Micheal Martin are getting mentioned alot, has over 12k views in an hour
blanch152 wrote: » Another facet of the problem, spending local to boost the domestic economy is vitally important.
blanch152 wrote: » Another facet of the problem, spending local to boost the domestic economy is vitally important. First-time buyers are predominantly people working for multinationals where the salaries are much higher than elsewhere.
blanch152 wrote: » No wonder people can't afford houses if others are spending their money outside the country rather than putting it into the local economy.
Oymyakon wrote: » Yes, totally agree - but not sure how that's at all related to people spending their money abroad during their Summer holiday
blanch152 wrote: » The supply problem can only be solved by senior politicians stopping making objections to every house development and the councillors in Dublin getting up off their arses and allowing high density.
Oymyakon wrote: » I really doubt that's the reason for lack of affordable housing. More money in local economy without solving the supply issue would just drive house prices up even further.
Is this the end wrote: » Personally any money in hospitality i spend will be in Spain and Portugal from June onwards via Belfast. No chance am i paying over the odds for a week down the country with prices 5 times more than parts of Europe
blanch152 wrote: » Martin may well resign as FF leader when his time as Taoiseach comes to an end, but a new FF leader wouldn't be stupid enough to go straight into an election. That would be especially true if it is Jim O'Callaghan as he has zero Ministerial experience and would need some under his belt before an election.
Is this the end wrote: » Well they seem in no rush to try fix the vulture funds buying up large sections of estates and apartments so I can it getting worse
Humour Me wrote: » But that’s my point. The government, hospitality sector and tourism sector will be crying out for people to go out and spend, because we won’t have high tourist numbers for the rest of the year. But there is an entire cohort of people who won’t be spending because they are saving for a deposit and 3.5 salary isn’t sufficient. Obviously it would be better for the economy and employment levels for people to be spending, but if they don’t trust the government to solve the housing issue, then they are going to hold onto the cash.
blanch152 wrote: » This is the type of populist rubbish that gives economic analysis a bad name. You are crying that these people can't save enough for a mortgage deposit, but somehow they are supposed to be the same people who saved through the pandemic and are now expected to go out and spend money to get the economy back up and running? That simply doesn't add up.
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