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Dublin Bedsits - A disgrace

JupiterKid · 2013-04-26 22:23:09

Dublin City Council, in an inspection of private rented accommodation in certain parts of the inner Dublin suburb areas - comprising traditional "flatland," found the a staggering 90 per cent of the units inspected were deemed unfit for human habitation.:(:mad: This is an utter disgrace - and more, much more is to come as…

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26-04-2013 11:23pm

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Dublin City Council, in an inspection of private rented accommodation in certain parts of the inner Dublin suburb areas - comprising traditional "flatland," found the a staggering 90 per cent of the units inspected were deemed unfit for human habitation.:(:mad:

This is an utter disgrace - and more, much more is to come as only a small proportion of the over 7,000 bedsits estimated to be in the Greater Dublin Area have so far been inspected by DCC. These are the conditions that those on the very bottom rung of the so-called "property ladder" are living in Ireland in the year 2013.

This is what results in a society that prizes property ownership above all else and has failed to provide anywhere near enough social housing units for those in need of them.

Sobering reading ladies and gentlemen...

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/dublin-bedsit-blitz-finds-over-90-of-flats-do-not-meet-basic-standards-1.1373158

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