Ireland politics (Part 2)

[TreatyStones]

[glasagusban]

[Rocko]

@TreatyStones

Also

The Official TFK Local and European Elections Thread 2024

Just hasn’t been his intention is my understanding. He was very committed to the European stuff and working over there. I think Dublin Mayor would be very much in his wheelhouse. However, I can see a slot opening up soon on the southside (). Or maybe if @Bandage was agreeable we could get him into Dublin Bay North where there is a chasm and no real candidate

[artfoley]

micheal martin to hold press conference at 5…

[myboyblue]

Twill only be Simon Harris left to run the country.

[iron_mike]

@artfoley

micheal martin to hold press conference at 5…

He’s naming the Cork team to face Dublin on Saturday is all

[Ralphie]

Jackie C named FF deputy leader

[anon42928009]

Huge for Thurles area

[iron_mike]

I give hime a year max. Not a hope he’ll do two years in a row

[StoneCold]

You’ve the wrong Jackie

[anon42928009]

Or Michael has the wrong Jackie?

[Tim_Riggins]

Update here.

Dubliners facing higher property tax under council parties’ pact

So the Soc Dems agreed with SF not to raise property tax, caving into them. Meanwhile Labour and the Greens have gone off and negotiated to do so with FF and FG.

[tallback]

I’m ok with LPT going up to improve services for Dublin. There’s surely lots of opportunities to spend money and improve the city.

They can fuck right off though that a % of increased LPT in Dublin is siphoned off to other councils who minimise their LPT.

[Juhniallio]

A good article if lacking a bit of balance.

Justine McCarthy: Clare Daly’s dog-whistle to haters of the media wasn’t just...

[tallback]

@tallback

I’m ok with LPT going up to improve services for Dublin. There’s surely lots of opportunities to spend money and improve the city.

They can fuck right off though that a % of increased LPT in Dublin is siphoned off to other councils who minimise their LPT.

On this, interesting to see the numbers in action

0508056e-4025-47a4-9268-80ebcf2ab88f.pdf

In 2022 the 4 Dublin councils (Dublin, DLR, South Dub and Fingal) raised €204 million in LPT

They had to pay 20% to other counties ie €41 million

Then, they had to pay 43% or €88 million to “replace central funding for roads, housing etc”. The same counties that already are getting the 20% from Dublin do no get hit with this.

After all that only 37% of the LPT collected from Dubliners is available for “own use” ie for projects and services for the betterment of the locality.

37%!!! That’s a sham

[Spidey]

‘But but but those lot up in Dublin get everything….’

[tallback]

For context, Mayo LPT payers paid €10.5m and got €19.8m for “own-use”

Dubliners get 37% of their LPT and Mayo payers get 189%

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

wtf???

[tallback]

@Spidey

‘But but but those lot up in Dublin get everything….’

Like, this is just LPT and doesn’t show the flows from income tax, corporation tax, VAT etc

I’m ok with those as it’s central funding (and spending) and clearly Dublin is (and should be) a net provider to other parts of the country.

However, the notion that LOCAL property tax is set up like this is a joke.

Also, as you point out the hypocrisy and pathetic nature of the self-serving whining from a certain country cohort about Dublin the whole time

[carryharry]

He’ll do well to retain his seat, the useless cunt