ESRI confirms Irish welfare dependent population is TWICE that of Germany or France

the government should be helping them to get their lives together, not bribing them with increased welfare payments every budget as a vote buyer. It is a morally corrupt disgrace. Its typical Irish , dont deal with the problems, just bury the heads... very Low income earners here contribute virtually nothing in income taxes, we differ here hugely v our european piers. Then you have even low income workers, hit by an idiotic rate of marginal tax of FIFTY percent of your wage, while those with more money than god i.e the multinationals, pay a pittance. The whole thing is rotten to the core...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/rents-rise-8-as-registered-tenancies-fall-by-nearly-a-third-1.4757855

And so we need an examination of these issues and serious attempts to prevent this become a multi generational way of living.

The constant carrot isn't working

That seems impractical. But I'm pretty sure that folks who spend their lives working in any capacity are a lot closer to paying their way than those who opt to live on the state's charity.

Reinstatement of Xmas bonus for long term only, a seemingly social first approach to housing, children's allowance for all children, a very soft judicial system and a very sympathic media in which questions are never asked.

Don't have one on them other than their absence from everyday use

Google

So FG are enxouraging kneecapping now?

Microsoft

2011 Revenue: 69 billion USD

2021 Revenue: 168 billion USD

Over 2.4 times bigger Revenue than it had 10 years ago. And it has an exponential growth rate going on the last few years. Just imagine what growth they would have if they weren't in "decline" the last decade!

:)

Perhaps some sort of amnesty should be looked at along with a sustained education campaign for under 18s about entitlements and the importance of having a job.

Then you could say in 2026, for example, those hitting 18 that year and from then on will no longer have the same entitlements as went before right across the board. You could have a serious tightening of the rules and thresholds. A complete reset.

That's one way to transition out of this destructive cycle.

Inbreeding helps. As do drugs and alcohol during pregnancy. And crappy parenting, with no preschool education and dodging well-child health checks. And having lots of kids: make enough,an you are more likely to eventually hit the jackpot.

Not necessarily conscious decisions, but the result of life choices which aren't really understood.

What happened when you reported the fraudulent doctors involved to the Medical Council? You're aware of how Social Protection use their own doctors to validate disability claims, right?

That's your social circle then..