Liveline Thread 27/03/14 to date

snubbleste

Dan Jaman

Ah, I see the milk of human kindness is flowing as sweetly as ever, on here.

Lapin

First caller seemed legit to me.



Now as for this one.....................

snubbleste

Children living in 'tenements' as the housing crisis deepens

artful_codger

Property rights. Disgraceful Joe.

bigroad

Its me house now.

Lapin

Jesus Christ.

snubbleste

"Is there anything else we should know?" ..

artful_codger

She's probably living with the father but not declaring it.

lucylu

Deneka ?? what did she do to her parents to deserve a name like that..:eek:

NIMAN

Why do you always feel listening to callers on LL that they aren't telling us the whole truth?

snubbleste

lucylu wrote: »

Deneka ?? what did she do to her parents to deserve a name like that..:eek:

Danica.

ooter

artful_codger wrote: »

She's probably living with the father but not declaring it.

The first caller?
She said she was married and living with the husband/father.
Don't know why the prtb aren't getting involved..

Lapin

So to speak.

NIMAN

Hello?

artful_codger

ooter wrote: »

The first caller?
She said she was married and living with the husband/father.
Don't know why the prtb aren't getting involved..

Nah the second one whose partner "isnt around".

BPKS

Unfortunately this is the culture that prevails in a significant proportion of the population. Have a few children, get onto a housing list, get your council house, get your social welfare (and medical card, back to school allowance, no school fees, no exam fees etc etc.).

I have seen so much of it in the last 15 years to make me realise it will be nigh on impossible to change. And why would somebody from that background bother to try raise themselves out of the generational merry go round that exists when it seems so easy to do this rather than break your balls with study, getting a job, going for promotion, renting, getting a mortgage, getting a car YOURSELF and so on.

Meathlass

Couldn't John just get another Ras house then again for another 10 years

NIMAN

'Cos they are entitled to it!

sudzs

"... I didn't mind... but I did though" :rolleyes:

mickydoomsux

ooter wrote: »

The first caller?
She said she was married and living with the husband/father.
Don't know why the prtb aren't getting involved..

She also said that he's been unemployed for the past two years. And they have a 4 month old. Excellent planning. Also she said that she has been on the housing list for 7 years as she put herself on it after she had her first child.

The second one saying her "children are entitled to a home" made my blood boil.

sudzs

What's an apartflat??

lazygal

Children are entitled to a bit of responsibility and cop on from their parents too.

Roger_007

mickydoomsux wrote: »

She also said that he's been unemployed for the past two years. And they have a 4 month old.................

.....not entirely unemployed then.....?

Meathlass

500 smoke alarms!!

curioser

mickydoomsux wrote: »

The second one saying her "children are entitled to a home" made my blood boil.

They are entitled to a home - they are also entitled to proper parents - and she isn't one!

I work in the area of social housing and what I see all the time is the circle of dependable on the state. A lot of our tenant's kids put their names on the council list as soon as they are old enough-they don't even try to better their lives. It's that attitude towards social housing that needs to be looked at.

Meathlass

So, this one is in breach of the regulations and is openly admitting it on the national airwaves!

An Claidheamh

To be fair the entitlement culture exists elsewhere, the only difference is in the likes of the UK, it's brought up and criticised by politicians and the media.

Not so in Ireland.

bottlebrush

Joe has just described a bedsit I used to live in years ago.....

Lapin

I always suspected there was another motive behind the banning of bedsits.


Health & Safety is a bluff.

Lapin

Meathlass wrote: »

So, this one is in breach of the regulations and is openly admitting it on the national airwaves!

She's highlighting the stupidity and heavy handedness of the regulations.

Meathlass

That sounds like a misreading of the RTA to be honest unless Danica opted out of Part 4 and went on a Fixed Term lease.

Dan Jaman

Good heavens, the PRTB is useless? Imagine that!

An Claidheamh

Doesn't the RTÉ quango have a PR company aswell Joe?

Lapin

Sylum Seekers.


Here we go !

Lapin

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Doesn't the RTÉ quango have a PR company aswell Joe?

RTÉ isn't a quango but yeah, they probably do have a PR company or three on their books.







Well this call deteriorated rapidlly.

Get on with it missus.

curioser

That RAS scheme is a disgrace, councils rent houses in private housing estates and put their skanger clients in them. As more of these f****rs move in, owner-occupiers try to sell up, usually to potential landlords who are happy to rent to councils for RAS as they are guaranteed the rental income. Similar to the "block-busting" that happened in cities like Bradford and Wolverhampton in the 60's and 70's.

snubbleste

This woman has a point. There'll be massive social consequences from this situation

sudzs

I've cooked things on an iron in a hotel room!

jetfiremuck

Ffs. What was it like in slovakia where she came from.....

An Claidheamh

I wouldn't mind living in one.

I'm not trying to be smart. Really. I don't think it's the same as living on the street/hostel.

bigroad

curioser wrote: »

That RAS scheme is a disgrace, councils rent houses in private housing estates and put their skanger clients in them. As more of these f****rs move in, owner-occupiers try to sell up, usually to potential landlords who are happy to rent to councils for RAS as they are guaranteed the rental income. Similar to the "block-busting" that happened in cities like Bradford and Wolverhampton in the 60's and 70's.

I know of one quiet nice housing estate where this happened.Skangers in ,Decent people had to sell up at a loss just to get out.

Roger_007

sudzs wrote: »

I've cooked things on an iron in a hotel room!

I think I may have occupied that room after you........you shudda seen the state of me shirt.......:D

Dan Jaman

Nothing wrong with a bedsit that a pee bucket in the corner can't fix.

Meathlass

I wonder does she have to go outside her ground floor flat to get to her bathroom?

An Claidheamh

I wonder are the aul'wans gonna be complaining about Manilow aswell?

Dan Jaman

Roger_007 wrote: »

I think I may have occupied that room after you........you shudda seen the state of me shirt.......:D

Ah, Cheese.

Dan Jaman

An Claidheamh wrote: »

I wonder are the aul'wans gonna be complaining about Manilow aswell?

I've been complaining about Manilow for years.

NIMAN

them young ones!