Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

Led by Leo Varadkar we had a year or more of people being excoriated in the Dáil, in the media, here on boards.ie for raising concerns about the levels of immigration. They were 'racist', 'Putinists' 'Far Right vote grabbers etc etc etc. as the aforementioned Varadkar and his government basked in the glow of their virtue signalling.

Now we have the self same Varadkar admitting he was wrong, Simon Harris distorting the figures to dogwhistle and a conversation opening up about the mess that has been made of the whole issue.

That conversation has to be frank but responsible.

SF objected to the fairness of this scheme and the effects it was having a year ago when it was extended so there is nothing new here. Like with what Harris said you have to decide if he is right or wrong.

Doherty is blaming the government for this not Ukrainians. And he is not looking for people to be thrown off the scheme but just to stop new applications to it.

If Doherty is wrong about the effect this is having

Doherty has claimed that now one in seven private rental properties in his home county of Donegal were not being put on the housing market as, according to the TD, landlords reckon they receive better revenue by leasing the home to those from Ukraine.

He told the Dáil: “The scheme, as you know Minister, provides €800 a month to pay for rent for Ukrainians regardless of whether they’re working and regardless of their income. The payment is tax free, and that means – to a landlord – that it is worth €1,600.

then he is indeed dogwhistling like Harris.

Bass, all I did here was point out that a poster was engaging yet again in nonsense sensationalism. He tried to posit the theory that there would be only one beneficiary of getting rid of LPT and then when called out pivoted to the equally sensational theory that the dreaded good republicans would be the only beneficiaries.
I didn't say anything about this replacement policy.
Having read the actual Act since, I think 'income' is income from properties owned.
The doc dates from 2012 as pointed out. I agree it is not fully formed and probably needs revision.
I don't, on a quick look at their alternative budget, see any mention of it so it may have been shelved, somebody from SF might know more?

Pearse Motormouth's frequently promised 'the tax the other guy will have to pay, but you won't'

When did he say that? Did somebody mention 'spinning'? 😁

Nah, I'm not going to engage with somebody who wilfully misquotes. You cannot be trusted.

*BTW I was quoting an actual survey, no lies or spinning.

I am not arguing with you.
If LPT is abolished it needs to be replaced by a suite of taxes to fund services.
What this and previous governments messed up on was heaping tax on top of tax. It's not me saying it's unfair, it's 8 out of 10 people surveyed.

Our income tax rates are harsher than in the UK.

A homeowner in the UK can more readily afford to pay higher council tax because they keep more of their money; dont pay 40% tax until they earn equal to 60,000 euro a year, they dont pay USC & dont pay extra for waste charges and the cost of everything is generally lower.

If we had the same LPT rates as UK council tax, we would have a much higher tax burden overall for average and above earners vs the UK, which would not be good for business or jobs here.

That said, vacant property tax in Ireland, both residential and commercial, should be emphatic.

well we could take a long look at ffg, talking about smoke and mirrors! theyre all full of it!

How are they disguising the crowd exactly and from whom?
Such utter nonsense this.
All started because Alex Maskey said on Twitter that the ‘room was full’

The room they set up was full. Unless you think they wait to see who turns up and then create a room around them with stage and audio visuals etc. Utter desperate nonsense.

A picture tells a thousand stories, I was wondering how the whole stage and seating had been dismantled by the nine o'clock news!

What?

I will support fair taxation whosoever proposes it.