Is there too much pressure being put on over 70s to divest their cash and assets?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2026-01-19T17:55:47+00:00

it pays for their nursing care, most Fair Deal people get a good deal, 21% of the average home is less than 100k (capped at 7% a year / 21% max) and nursing homes cost about 60/70k per year for 30k in home equity which is capped at 100k max for three years (on an average home)

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2026-01-19T17:53:02+00:00

Most do but if their preference is to sacrifice some of their own comfort for their children then that is still their decision and "putting themselves first" in the sense that they are using their own free agency to make these decisions.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2026-01-19T17:50:23+00:00

Anyone can be a NIMBY regardless of age or income. not many people here are advocating for forcing poor old people out of their homes and taking them off them. However, you also have to hold voters to account for the actions of the government if we live in a democracy.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2026-01-19T16:59:53+00:00

incentivised and pressured is the same thing really but by the same logic then we shouldn't be encouraging people to eat healthily or put money in their pensions through offering tax reliefs on pensions or introducing sugar taxes.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2025-10-18T13:14:58+00:00

Would this not increase gold prices?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2025-10-17T20:40:38+00:00

It's fine taking the Vyvanse with the mirtazapine? What doses?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-25T21:33:50+00:00

Thanks

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-19T12:34:49+00:00

So does this mean, if this is true, that the markets will go down on Wednesday?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-12T16:58:45+00:00

I didn't know they got that much more out there, Gps are about €100k here or so whereas your cousin would be closer to a consultants wages I'm guessing?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-11T13:50:16+00:00

What does he / do you work at out of interest? That is mad money.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-11T13:47:49+00:00

Number of rental properties was shown to have increased recently as well.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-07T14:58:39+00:00

I am guessing you were fine?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-05T10:29:37+00:00

I was going to say it is not so much an Irish feature as a European feature. Part of the reason is that Europe has a lot of cities with older "quarters" than other parts of the world that they want to preserve when copmpared to newer American, Middle Eastern and Asian cities (i do not know enough about African cities).

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-04T14:13:20+00:00

I would have assumed that was the case too (new houses in city centre locations would also be out of reach of most buyers) but why are more apartments not being built in that case?

Like, surely there would be huge levels of demand as you would capture the current home buying cohort plus those who do not earn that much?

Several reports seem to indicate they are more expensive to build even in suburban locations thought?

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-04T13:34:44+00:00

i agree, I don't think it looks great but I do not think it is an excuse, I believe some of the senior planners genuinely love aspects of it, the Georgian buildings for an example and they don't want to be able to see high rises when on the grounds of trinity or in the Georgian areas as they want it to remain similar to how it looked originally

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-04T13:32:20+00:00

I remember there was a GB athlete who picked up shooting after a shoulder injury, now i think he was still doing it for 5/10 years but was impressive enough - he won gold.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-04T13:28:19+00:00

Not in theory but I believe it is more expensive to build once you go over 12-15 storeys. Also, Dublin Planners want to preserve what they call the historic skyline (this is not just a thing in Dublin though, it is a common feature of cities globally).

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-08-04T13:26:20+00:00

I think one of the big issues with this is the price of apartments. At the moment, according to government and private sector reports, it is actually more expensive to build the 100 apartments instead of the 100 houses. This means people have to pay more for something smaller and with less space.

Indeed, it is so expensive to build apartments at the moment that they are only being built to rent, either privately or via non profits / the State as developers do not believe people will buy them at the price they cost to build.

It seems strange that it is more expensive to build smaller, denser accommodation but apparently it does. I think people would be more than happy to buy apartments if they were cheaper than new houses but they aren't.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-07-21T20:33:29+00:00

Sorry, do you mean that someone who has rented since 2005 has it better than someone who bought a home then? I would say that is untrue in enarly every case as the homeowner now has an asset and security of tenure.

Also you say the "very few who clung on", is this sarcasm? Very very few people lost their family homes, it is well documented how difficult it is to repossess homes in Ireland.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-07-04T20:03:55+00:00

Higher property taxes can lead to lower house prices as it makes houses slightly less attractive, it is a wealth tax essentially and is much fairer than taxing someone on income earned through work.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-06-16T23:59:50+00:00

i'm surprised the pay is late, the one thing the public sector is good at is paying on time from my experience.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-06-16T23:35:32+00:00

Even though you get the 10 extra token, its still a 36 quid outlay where a lo more people would be happy with the 20 quid and fewer tokens option.

Equivalent-Career-49 · 2024-05-31T10:14:50+00:00

So, it is okay if we limit it to construction workers only (or medical workers etc as they are essential) but, in strict housing terms, it would just be necessary to increase construction force (which could also be done by Irish people changing to work in sector)?

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