The Action Plan for Housing.

[jimmym]

Heard an item on radio earlier re middle aged renters who when they hit retirement age will still be renting
How in the name of god can they afford to do so? It is a terrible prospect,

 

[markyboy]

Heard an item on radio earlier re middle aged renters who when they hit retirement age will still be renting
How in the name of god can they afford to do so? It is a terrible prospect,

Poverty risk for retirees as home ownership levels drop

A report from the Economic and Social Research Institute suggests that there has been a marked drop in the level of home ownership in recent years.

www.rte.ie

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

I would not take much notice of what is on Facebook, any idiot can post on that and by God they do so in force.

Facebook hit's its audience consistently

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Heard an item on radio earlier re middle aged renters who when they hit retirement age will still be renting
How in the name of god can they afford to do so? It is a terrible prospect,

I don't know the outs and ins of it all, but in Germany and Austria (and I'd imagine many other countries), home ownership is nowhere near as prominent as it is here and its quite normal for pensioners to live in rental accommodation for their whole life.

I know that security of tenancy is one element, but I'm not sure how it works from an affordability perspective. Perhaps they pay reduced rents linked to their pension?

Either way we can forget about ever having a system like that here as long as stupid cunts are objecting to apartment developments because it obstructs their view of the pub.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Hyde eventually resigns from his position on the planning board

An Bord Pleanála chief Paul Hyde resigns amid probe into his planning decisions

Paul Hyde has tendered his resignation, pre-empting the outcome of inquiries into decisions he made with the planning board

www.irishexaminer.com

Paul Hyde, who has been at the centre of rolling controversies for over two months, has resigned from his position.

Mr Hyde tendered his resignation to the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien on Friday, pre-empting the outcome of a number of inquiries into decisions he has made in his capacity as the second most senior board member at the state's planning appeals.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

All these homeless Eastern Europeans, have they not got a home in their own countries? Or did they come here homeless?

Triggered by the foreigners.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Yet more dodgy dealings from planning board members

https://www.ontheditch.com/abp-votes-own-neighbourhoods/

Two further Bord Pleanála (ABP) board members voted on at least three developments in their own neighbourhoods.

These latest decisions are in addition to cases involving board member Michelle Fagan voting in her home suburb of Rathmines as reported by The Ditch. ABP’s code of conduct prohibits board members from voting on proposed developments in their “immediate neighbourhood”.

ABP chairperson Dave Walsh is today appearing before the Public Accounts Committee where he is to address ongoing public disquiet about ongoing allegations of conflicts of interest and serious governance issues at ABP.

 

[Stacky]

3 bed terraced house in Inchicore:
Asking price: €450k
Current highest offer: €710k

Inchi focking core....................

 

[jimmym]

Cork city council seem to be making strides in delivery of social housing, plenty of projects in the pipeline,

 

[Stacky]

Cork city council seem to be making strides in delivery of social housing, plenty of projects in the pipeline,

When can our great local politicians publicly welcome all these new much needed housing investments and then subsequently start objecting to them during the planning process?