Ireland politics (Part 2)

[Tim_Riggins]

You could say that- Hanlon’s razor should always be considered before plumping for conspiracies.

That said, why is Ireland near the top of the charts for European delivery?

[Massey]

FG have been in power nearly 25 years.I think that says enough.

[jellyfish]

Eh, they’ve been in office in some form since 2011.

[glasagusban]

Wrong or lying. It’s been established they knew well they’d be 10k shy.

[Batigol]

Politicians have been known to lie

[glasagusban]

There’s slanting and twisting but I think in Ireland for the most part we’ve had relatively good standards from our mainstream politicians, they don’t generally lie to mislead the public. I think they did here, bigly.

[Tim_Riggins]

14 more like, they’ll overtake Dev’s record at this rate.

[Tim_Riggins]

No it hasn’t. It’s been established that Jack Chambers received a briefing from the Department of Finance. That’s not the Department of Housing. That’s not any number of others with predictions. There are ongoing estimates by various different actors.

It is now virtually impossible to predict completions. There was at one stage a lag from commencements to completions that was reasonably sound. The Central Bank predicted 35k in March 2024 but crucially, the commencements boom was really only underway then.

[jellyfish]

Gript on Instagram: ""I THINK WE'RE DONE": Today journalists in the Leinster...

Jesus, Coppinger is some tool. She’d be one of the first to complain about press freedom elsewhere.

I’m not standing up for Gript BTW.

[binkybarnes]

@jellyfish

Gript on Instagram: ""I THINK WE'RE DONE": Today journalists in the Leinster House press pool slammed People Before Profit TDs Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy for refusing to take a question from Gript's Ben Scallan, ending the press event early in protest:"

Jesus, Coppinger is some tool. She’d be one of the first to complain about press freedom elsewhere.

I’m not standing up for Gript BTW

Coppinger was either correct or you are standing up for Gript. You can’t have it both ways.

[Mullach_Ide]

@Tim_Riggins

No it hasn’t. It’s been established that Jack Chambers received a briefing from the Department of Finance. That’s not the Department of Housing. That’s not any number of others with predictions. There are ongoing estimates by various different actors.

It is now virtually impossible to predict completions. There was at one stage a lag from commencements to completions that was reasonably sound. The Central Bank predicted 35k in March 2024 but crucially, the commencements boom was really only underway then.

Any idea why there was a commencement boom?

[glasagusban]

Yeah cause finance would have no connection to housing. I’d say they’d be writing briefings about housing and not even running it by the relevant department. You are talking complete shite would you ever go away out of it.

[Tim_Riggins]

They have a connection like the dozens of other forecasters.

[Tim_Riggins]

Waivers

[Tim_Riggins]

UK housing crisis

Why the Housing Crisis is Getting Worse

British Labour Party goal - 1.5m homes over 5 years in England. Equivalent to 28,000 houses in Ireland per annum.

In reality - England forecast to build the equivalent of 19,000 houses.

Australian Housing Crisis

How Australia’s Housing Market Became So Out of Reach

Albanese Government’s target of building 1.2 million by 2029 falling short | 7NEWS

Australia with an annual target of 240,000 homes which is about 47,000 on Irish money. Currently they are running at 33,000.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Dublin Rathdown TD Sinead Gibney replaced as Social Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson | Irish Independent

another SD not covering themselves in glory

[Raylan]

She is pro-Palestine/Gaza is she not?

Going pro-Israel would be an interesting pivot for you

[Special_Olympiakos]

She was canned for her comments on Gaza- saying Ireland isn’t doing enough. Wouldn’t put her in same space as the guy Hayes imo

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

she is, as are all, wasnt she canned for not knowing anything about India/Pakistan and for her getting her nails done comments

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

yeah, not a hypocrite like hayes but not clued in