FF/FG/Green Government - Part 3 - Threadbanned User List in OP

Very strange behaviour posting on a platform that is not relevant. Varadkar is not the only one so can someone explain why they do this?

Not at all sure what it is with this obsession with all things Bots when it's abundantly clear the majority who responded to Leo's latest pronouncement are infact verified accounts, Real people aghast at the parallel universe , Leo clearly inhabits.

It's curious this mention of Public Representatives using Social media to update, they do indeed and the vast majority of it Tripe. Hard enough to believe anything certain politicians say let alone their Tweets.

I called out an obscure Senator of a particular political persuasion recently who "updated" the few followers she has about being Gobsmacked at a 2k a head Dinner MLM would be attending, the silly Senator clearly clueless hadn't done her research, MLM is a guest speaker at an event NOT raising money for SF but an entirely different cause involving an Australian chamber of commerce.

The silly Senator was roundly ridiculed and not by Bots but ordinary people with verified accounts, embarrassed for her and sick of a policy that is clearly not working and has become quite tiresome of late.

How many bot accounts did you count on that tweet?

They'll not touch my Turf 😁

What was the context? (genuinely)

From what I can see locally, there is more turf cut this year than for several years. I am not sure if it's stockpiling or a 2 fingers to the government but it was a silly battle to pick.

The sheer idiocy of that 500 people community thing is amazing until you remember that it is dozy Eamon Ryan proposing it. The Greens will lose TDs based on their current polling but the impact of this will be far greater on FF/FG. The FF/FG TDs realise this and will try to do everything that they can to sabotage Ryan's plans. I think that all the ministers have qualified for their pensions now so the FFG government may be somewhat less stable than it was when this legislation was proposed.

Regards...jmcc

Is the list accurate? As much as a bunch of tweets might indicate otherwise based on anecdotal evidence (and I fully put my hands up that there might be some context I'm missing here). There is pretty much jobs for everyone that wants one right now (in a lot of countries), no matter the persons skillset.

Why are you asking posters to do simple research for you?

They probably realise that they have little chance of being reelected. Ryan is a true believer. He's probably going to press ahead with this even if it causes massive problems for FF/FG TDs. The Greens can be quite ruthless when it comes to getting their policies enacted and FF/FG still haven't learned this basic lesson. With Ryan, "saving the planet" matters more than saving FF/FG seats. If it had been Labour in government with FF/FG, they'd have rolled over in seconds but not the Greens.

Regards...jmcc

I does matter of course and no one doubts that, the issue primarily centres around a blanket decision to ban a heat source 1,000"s depend on and with no immediate alternative, he actually did back track and sounded even more foolish, saying those with Tarbury rights would not be impacted when he must have known the vast majority using turf don't have Turbary rights, then the Farce of Villages with 500 people.

People can jump up and down about insulation, Retrofitting schemes, despite grants it still cost homeowners money and even more for older properties. The retrofitting scheme has already a two year waiting list based on reports and that's if folks can afford the initial outlay.

The most farcical element of Ryan's idea was saying folks could use other fuel sources, the obvious being Oil, not only were prices double what they were in 2020, some would require installation of a heating system but also Oil burning is hardly conducive to achieving a greener planet, is it.

The stat is not wrong Astro. Presenting it as a reflection that something great has been achieved without mentioning the downsides is the problem and wrong. That's what most answering that tweet are pointing out. But you knew this and I'd respect you more if you'd just claimed a 'pile-on' on 'poor Leo' from the start without the pretence that you were in any way looking for 'truth'.

It really doesn't seem like that if you read the replies. Many are pointing out that they still can't afford rent or a mortgage. - They are the stats for May (it says it on top of the the tweet).

Leo literally retweeted a may-as-well-be-random tweet, as he did so without any relevant information or context. Something that is beginning to look familiar with them.

Another tweet from other sources not hell bent on patting themselves on the back could also be shown.

This is after the last financial crisis.. Now with another recession looming, and accommodation unaffordable in Ireland, what do you think the youth currently working will do then with their money that they are saving? Rent a one bed for a month, or get the feck out of here?

This is yet another one of those vaguely interesting stats where headline percentages are being reworked into an entirely different agenda. 17.5% of say 4.8m is under 1m. Portugal's 14% is double. Even 5% of Germans is 4 times that many and the tiny Brazilian percentage is over 20 times ours in numbers. This is the proportion of people who did not currently live in their native land at that time, some of them likely for many years.

Leo's data comes from current Eurostat data and it provides that context. That other tweet is not remotely useful unless you think it's a secret weapon to roll out against an incumbent government. That 2014 stat could include people from as far back as the 1950s for all we know.

Few people under 25 are on a so-called decent wage, almost exclusively due to lack of experience or knowledge.