Can Sinn Fein fix the housing crisis or is it beyond them or anybody else?

And it is full of "I am not a racist, but.." quotes.

I really hope that those SF representatives get their meeting with Roderic O'Gorman. They will be sent packing.

Stoking up racist tensions is what they are at. I can't believe that we have public representatives involved in this, and I hope the FF councillor steps away from it as well.

I see that Patricia Ryan had two representatives at the meeting. Were they wearing balaclavas?

"there is a concern that growing levels of homelessness and pending evictions in the areas where the modular units are being proposed could generate conflict"

There it is in black and white. Code for stirring up racist tension between Ukrainians and Irish. We know what it looks like, Francie, we have been here before. Utterly disgraceful, veiled threats are not the way to do business.

Seeing issues down the road in 'areas with a very significant social housing need, where levels of homelessness are rising, and other public services including GPs and school places are under serious pressure' is racist?

Away and have a titter of wit as they say around here.

Far to desperate is your problem blanch, why didn't you throw in misogynistic and homophobic so we could have a decent game of bingo?

Issues down the road, Francie? Read the reports, there were clear racist undertones in those meetings, and she backed them completely, with her dark warnings of conflict. Play down SF wrongdoing, it is what you post, all the time.

Not a single racist note in it blanch...none.

A local politician who knows the area sees a plan to bring in x amount of extra people when the area is already crying out for services and amenities as well as housing.

Exactly the scenario that has kicked off trouble in areas around the country in deprived areas.

Nothing to do with race.

oh FFS! 🙄

It was virtually derelict when she bought it

im not sure id class irelands population growth as 'massively increasing', but i guess thats debatable, but its a nice way to simplify our issues, the globalised world is starting to collapse, policies implemented to simply extract as much wealth from economies as quickly as possible, are starting to fail spectacularly, this is most evident in our most critical of sectors, i.e. housing, health care etc. i.e. , you ll find population growth plays only a small part in all of that, even though it does play a part......

I have a question relating to modular homes that someone mentioned before.

In Ireland how difficult is it to

A. Buy land

B. Receive planning

C. Organise utilities to connect

As a local? What sort of timeframe would you be looking at all things being equal?

Also is it different as a foreigner, I have it in my mind that I have heard you can't build in places like Wicklow if you are from Meath, let alone Mauritius, for e.g.

The reason I ask is that I have seen amazing modular homes being put up for less money than their 200-250 sq meter Irish equivalent in Germany and now the UK. It has gone well past what I saw ten years ago with Hufhaus.

Any answers greatly appreciated.

FG have brought in more taxes against landlords and changes to the rental sector then any other party in the history of the state

Zoning is the first thing. The land has to be zoned.

Secondly, the land has to be serviced, i.e. connectable to power, water and broadband.

Thirdly, each council has guidelines for planning permission, ie. what they allow in certain localities. For example, DCC only allow high-rise in certain areas.

If all of the above are in place, then securing planning permission for a serviced zoned land deemed suitable for modular housing would be simple and straight-forward, subject to one huge big caveat - the NIMBYs. They can delay and frustrate, and if they have enough money or political backing, take the issue all the way to the High Court which could mean a delay of over two years.

no it is not!

again, modern political and economic ideologies are to blame here, some folks need to learn how to deal with their arousal problems over this!

Approx. 1 million extra people since 2005, a 25% increase in 17 years. Seems like a large growth to me. Has the country's infrastructure, health system, education system, energy provision and housing market grown at anything near a similar pace? Like hell it has. I've zero problem with inward migration. I've major problems with not planning for it in advance. Ireland needs to take a pause on inward migration until we sort our sh*t out for the 5million plus already living here.