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General Election TV debates

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    #152
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Free public transport for all is a policy I'd like to see brought in, it was costed at €600 million, would be interesting how it would impact congestion if brought in for a couple of years. At a guess I'd say circa 25% of public transport users are on free travel anyway.


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    #153
    The Satanist
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    None of these morons are capable of running this place. Frig off the lot of you.


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    #154
    Mantis Toboggan
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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Superficial, self-absorbed, populist eejit more like it.

    But they certainly haven't done anything for the "people who get up early" anyway

    All talk and no action is leo. Needs to be taken down a peg.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #155
    History Queen
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    gmisk wrote: »
    Who else could PBP have sent that would be better?

    I would have preferred Murphy to shortall though

    That's very true in fairness, they hadn't a huge amount of choice


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    #156
    gmisk
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    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    John Joe should be on this.
    Who?


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    #157
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Free public transport for all is a policy I'd like to see brought in, it was costed at €600 million, would be interesting how it would impact congestion if brought in for a couple of years. At a guess I'd say circa 25% of public transport users are on free travel anyway.

    I think anyone who can take PT on a dry day is doing so already, it being free wouldnt make a tap of difference to the morning and evening rush.


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    #158
    Atlantic Dawn
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    I like that there's no rentaclaps in the audience, it ruins the debates.


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    #159
    This is it
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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Superficial, self-absorbed, populist eejit more like it.

    But they certainly haven't done anything for the "people who get up early" anyway

    Aren't they all populist? That's no defence of Varadker, just an observation.

    They're all annoying me already.


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    #160
    mgn
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    What is it with politicians these days talking with their hands, is it the media trainers telling them to do it, or what is the reason behind it.


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    #161
    gmisk
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    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    I think anyone who can take PT on a dry day is doing so already, it being free wouldnt make a tap of difference to the morning and evening rush.
    It would make it even more horrendously packed, terrible idea imo


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    #162
    James Brown
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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    No RBB, there's a demand for a non-left party that will look after those who are paying for everything

    And here's Ryan with his nonsense

    Isn't a party that looks after workers left wing?
    I feel right wing folk have co-opted that but no follow through*.

    *See FG.


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    #163
    _Kaiser_
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    Have to give it to Claire (behave now you lot :p) but she's questioning them fairly well so far


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    #164
    Mr.Crinklewood
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    gmisk wrote: »
    Who?

    https://youtu.be/MLMK7utbORs


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    #165
    gmisk
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    History Queen wrote: »
    That's very true in fairness, they hadn't a huge amount of choice
    Brid Smith? Jesus imagine her up there..
    (I have met her a few times and quite like her but the people on that stage would eat her up)


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    #166
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Get them Chinese lads in to lash up the houses, can't be any worse than the bodge jobs that have been built here recently.


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    #167
    Tea Shock
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    Pissed off with Martin always claiming to be a hero over how he kept a stable government for the good of the country. If at any stage over the last 4 years, they had felt it was the best time to maximize their vote, they'd have been pulling the rug in a flash


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    #168
    gmisk
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    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/MLMK7utbORs
    We could do worse!


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    #169
    IngazZagni
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Free public transport for all is a policy I'd like to see brought in, it was costed at €600 million, would be interesting how it would impact congestion if brought in for a couple of years. At a guess I'd say circa 25% of public transport users are on free travel anyway.

    It’s already packed to the gills at rush hour. So how will it make any difference?


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    #170
    Mantis Toboggan
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    Jaysus will someone get brendan howlin a bucket to stand on so he can see out over the podium.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #171
    Wheety
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    Didn't realise how small Howlin was. Looks like a perspective trick.


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    #172
    Atlantic Dawn
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    IngazZagni wrote: »
    It’s already packed to the gills at rush hour. So how will it make any difference?


    You have a point :D


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    #173
    AllForIt
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    Claire: Who will build the houses Micheál ?

    Micheál: Builders Claire

    Claire: NO SH*T Micheál


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    #174
    ACitizenErased
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    They're all as bad as the other. Nobody is winning tonight.


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    #175
    Atlantic Dawn
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    How much though is an 'affordable' home now though? €200k for a 3 bed?


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    #176
    easypazz
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    Fianna fail built loads of houses. Yeah, signed the deals in the tent at the galway races.


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    #177
    CPTM
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    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Have to give it to Claire (behave now you lot :p) but she's questioning them fairly well so far

    Yeah I agree - She's challenging them pretty well. Leo isn't doing great here. This is a weak answer and it's the first time he's spoken in 10 minutes.


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    #178
    Atlantic Dawn
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    You need to be targetting the cost of the house, not the finance to buy it with.


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    #179
    gmisk
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    How much though is an 'affordable' home now though? €200k for a 3 bed?
    In Dublin?! You must be joking.


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    #180
    Eric Cartman
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    How much though is an 'affordable' home now though? €200k for a 3 bed?

    180k is the figure I came to with average wages, in Leos mind its 320k though.


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    #181
    iCareNotOneJot
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    How is Ireland in such a bad way. These guys have all the answers !


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