Catherine Murphy
@CathMurphyTD
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@SocDems Ex TD for Kildare North. My politics are left of centre. Passionate about proper governance and interested in reform.
Joined September 2010
Remembering Ana Kriegel one year on today. Forever in our thoughts.
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Very tough listening to Archbishop Eamon Martin emoting on RTE, spreading the blame, feel like throwing radio out the window.
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The leniency of this sentence should be appealed by the DPP - Consequences changes behaviour.
Natasha O'Brien she pleaded with Cathal Cortty to stop and he wouldn't, her friend was screaming at him to stop and he wouldn't. A passerby had to pull him off her. Solidarity to Natasha.
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Geraldine & Patric Kriegel hope to attend a small event at Leixlip Manor Hotel, St Catherineâs Pk when they will plant a tree to remember their darling Ana Sat 29th at 5.30.
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Will someone contact the Minister for Housing just in case he doesnât knowđ¤Ş.
If something isnât done to tip the balance in favour of home ownership,and disadvantage Investment Funds, we will be tenants again , like we were a hundred yrs ago. The only difference is our landlords will be investment funds based in London or New York.
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When we got a mortgage and bought our family home many moons ago - there was no talk of property ladders- most young people just want that choice- can we stop talking about them as though they are speculators.
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AND no one asking where we will get the builders!.
More than 15,000 new hotel rooms planned for Dublin via @IrishTimes.
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Obviously delighted with todayâs Supreme Court ruling which reinforces decision of both CPP & High Court that myself & @PearseDoherty did NOT abuse parliamentary privilege.
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Tainiste told me last Thursday most travel was essential and quarantine was unworkable!.
Nearly half of arrivals from holiday spots - Taoiseach via @rte.
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Weâre being sold out.
The state builds a social house. It sells it to the tenant at a massive discount. An institutional fund buys it (or repossesses it). The fund then leases it back to the state. And continues to own it at the end of the lease. You couldn't make this stuff up. @businessposthq
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Really appreciate all support and encouragement just as u believe in me I believe in you.
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No consequences = it will happen again.
He says what happened was "completely unacceptable." But asked if there would be consequences, he says he has instructed the HSE to "appoint a HSE lead over the situation in the Beacon.".
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Students in hotels and tourists in purpose built student accommodation.
âThe Govt is refusing to act on the student accommodation crisis,. âOver the last year, more than 1,000 purpose-built student accommodation places in Dublin have been converted to short-term tourist lets,â says @OCallaghanCian. #NoKeysNoDegrees .
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Funds buy about 18% of all new houses not 2% as Damien English said on the gathering.
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Mullen Park Maynooth gone to Global Investment Firm - Lot of upset and anger from those who expected buy them and set up home here.
Global property investment firm buys most of 170-home estate in Kildare.@obraonain. âItâs going to have a big impact on first-time buyers. Iâve been contacted by several people who are very upset. Itâs a sign of things to come,â-@CathMurphyTD. #not1home .
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Since 2015, Maynooth students have been paying âŹ150 annually towards the cost of a new Student Centre. A student centre which will no longer be built. I have written to PAC to ask for clarity on the rationale for this decision, and any refunds students may be due. @maynoothsu
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In convention centre for the budget. Not permitted to leave with budget document until Ministers have finished speeches. Apparently contents top secret DONT tell Twitter.
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This is intimidation itâs not protest. Itâs nasty and unacceptable.
Condemnation of far-right protestors who gathered outside home of TĂĄnaiste's partner
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After a cancer patient receives a dose of chemotherapy a bill follows - if itâs not paid it is passed to a debt collector. Our motion seeks to end this charge.
.@andreagilligan @LunchtimeLiveNT @SocDems are bringing a motion to the Dail on Wednesday discussing the #CostOfCancer and calling for the abolition of the cancer charge.
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âŹ2000 per month rent for 25 years and no asset, what then for tenant?.
Documents released to me under the FOI Act show:. âĄď¸multi-million euro contracts signed with developers for long term leases.âĄď¸no independent valuation of rent levels. We need to end these deals for developers and build social & affordable homes:.
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Nothing to suggest Taoiseach was contemplating sacking Agriculture Minister Barry Cowan in Dail this afternoon, something changed in following hours, question is what?.
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I think if there wasnât a pandemic we would have boots on the street. People would be on the street protesting at this point, because thereâs a whole generation who have just simply had enough.
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Handed it over to themselves.
The Religious Sisters of Charity have fully handed over their share of the St Vincent's Healthcare Group (which also owns the site of the proposed National Maternity Hospital) to a newly-established charity, "St Vincent's Holdings CLG" (1/n)
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Ryevale House is an 18th Century listed building and was surrounded by mature trees - contrasting photos Nov 22 and yesterday. WHY?
@Alan_Hibbitts @joeneville2010 @CathMurphyTD @ReadaCronin @noonan_malcolm @agriculture_ie @npwsBioData @KildareCoCo @rodericogorman @greenparty_ie @BernardDurkanTD @lawlessj In an astonishing revelation, in response to a PQ from @CathMurphyTD the Minister @rodericogorman states the opinion of a developers consultant is being relied upon, rather than the declarations made by the local authority @KildareCoCoâŚ
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My day has been clarification after clarification, official guidance given to me has been changed which meant I had to reclarify what I had already clarified!! This is awful hard work.
The Taoiseach has rejected claims that there is confusion or mixed messaging over the recent measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19
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Wonder if Minister Shane Ross has any views at all on the current controversies in FAI.
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Take a few minutes to read Guardian article. Itâs spot on, Similar to what Iâm hearing. Covid is exposing awful work practices. We are all being put at risk both physically and economically by many meat plants.
âIf the disease was in the animals, theyâd have closed the place. But for workers, the factories can do what they want.â. 'Everyone's on top of you, sneezing and coughing': life inside Ireland's meat plants
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Lot of anger about this. Would u lock down all of Cork if there was an outbreak in Mizen of all of Dublin if there was an outbreak in The Naul surely its distance that matters.
@CathMurphyTD Maynooth 20km from Timahoe, Celbridge 25km and leixlip 30km, all in lockdown. Enfield, Co. Meath is 12km from Timahoe and doesn't have a lockdown.
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Hard to believe GE was called this day last year, so much has happened. 4 weeks knocking on doors housing and health the big topics, still are, little did we know what was to hit, the new heroâs that would emerge and the new challenges we would all face. Stay Safe.
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Delighted Catherine Connolly elected Leas Ceann Comhairle. First woman to occupy the position and supremely qualified to do the job.
Iâm hearing Catherine Connolly has caused an upset to win the election for Leas Ceann Comhairle. A number of government TDs voting against their own candidate of Fergus OâDowd in the secret ballot. .
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A brief explainer outlining the reasons the Minister for Justice must come into the DĂĄil to make a statement and take a Q&A in relation to judicial appointments. A regular session of parliamentary questions will not be sufficient in this instance.
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I think that will be for the people in DBS to decide.
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Very interesting that journos seem to have text of letter apparently sent to me given that I haven't even received yet!.
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3 card trick - 25 year leases no asset at end - taxpayers pay - funds avoid 10% tax.
Institutional funds bulk buying homes to lease to the state will avoid the new 10% rate of stamp duty that was introduced to stop such investors buying up houses ahead of first-time buyers.
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Also SocDems have 6 Seats same as Labour hugely disappointed in SF making artificial distinction and dividing opposition.
Disturbing report from #dail reform ctte: FF/FG/Green/Sinn FĂŠin/ Labour ganged up proposing change to #Dail speaking rights today gagging voice of @pb4p, @SocDems & Inds. Plan to ram this thru on last day with no debate. Sad day for left if they do @morningireland @PatKennyNT.
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Tiny apartments (courtesy of then housing Minister Alan Kelly) see apartment dwellers as transient economic units. Thriving cities need to be thriving communities that includes families.
The framing of housing on @morningireland earlier is all wrong. Apartments are homes too!. We need to get out of this old-school mindset that apartments in the city are for transient workers, students and immigrants. We need family-friendly apartments in Dublin Central.
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Unbelievable. Doesnât @campaignforleo recognise where the boundary between Politics and vested interests lie? And given our history of planning corruption in this country surely he should recognise this admission today is nothing to be proud of.
WATCH: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar tells story about how he came in contact with President Trump when he served as Ireland's tourism minister:
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WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY - So much for learning lessons.
Cabinet signs off on deal for National Maternity Hospital.
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Incredible lack of judgement for a Supreme Court Judge. His position is surely untenable.
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Effectively pay the mortgage for 25 years - refurbish house - hand it back to fund -no asset at the end for the state - no house for the tenant. This is what a social housing âproductâ looks like Madness.
Government spending âŹ3.24 billion renting homes under social leasing. 9,000 deals with combined price tag of over âŹ3.24 billion over their 25-year lifetime,. Scores of rental agreements âŹ2,500 or more a month.
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Voted against 8th in 83. As mother, grandmother, it always felt wrong to decide for other women on such personal issue.#knowyourreapealers.
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TO SEE UF ANY TAX CHANGES ARE MERITED? REALLY!.
Paschal Donohoe says he's "looking at the tax structure we have in place" for REITs and so-called cuckoo funds "to see if any changes are merited". Doherty tells him he's a "cuckoo-lover" and that Donohoe has defended them "to the hilt" when SF has raised previous concerns.
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Joan Burton, the former Social Protection Minister, in DĂĄil now going strong on the social welfare measures in this budget. Remind me again what she did when Minister for Social Protection? #budget2020.
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Itâs not that this is new, some of us have been saying these things for years, itâs that coming from Dermot Desmond it makes it more difficult for FF FG to dismiss.
Dermot Desmond: Everyone has a right to a home. Here is how it can be done.via @IrishTimes.
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Treble Nope!.
Double nope!!!.
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Very proud of our progress to date - lot done so much more to do - look forward to next phase
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Nuns have gifted the site for new National Maternity Hospital to themselves - just a matter of time before Government gift them new hospital. So much for learning from history.
The nuns have moved ownership to their chosen vehicle to control St Vincent's Hospital and the new National Maternity Hospital. This is the first in a series of steps attempting to address a massive problem which the previous government simply denied existed.
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6 Opposition Groups wrote to Gov last week about impact of what they were proposing. This is an attempt to put a muzzle on opposition. Disgrace.
The Govt cuts the number of opposition TDs on Dail committees - but increases its own number of junior ministers and special advisors.
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It is open to the Director of Public Prosecutionâs (DPP) to appeal against the leniency of this sentence. If we are serious about violence against women this should happen.
This is beyond belief. He'd previously served 15 years for pre-meditated murder. We've a huge problem in Ireland with sentencing in relation to violence against women: Man who tried to suffocate his wife gets suspended sentence via @IrishTimes.
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Minister said Varadkar says Woulfe would make a good judge!! Canvassing?.
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We have no confidence in âŚ@fiannafailparty⊠to fix this housing crisis. - Fianna FĂĄil, still and always the Party for property developers.
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Punchestown Count Centre tally centre THE ultimate irony
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The greyhound racing industry has become a financial basket case and is being kept alive by State subventions each year. We need to demand that state funding is phased out and that the welfare of dogs is prioritised. #DefundGreyhoundRacing . petition here:
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John Hume the peacemaker is sadly gone, his courage and leadership live on, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
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I often wonder how much The State spends on black ink!.
Another fine example of transparency from a State agency in response to an FOI request. In this case the Western Development Commission going as far as redacting the names of its own board members, and pretty much everything else from minutes of its board meetings
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Availability of supply should be the only impediment not ability to deliver it.
Helen McEntee: 'We don't anticipate we can have everybody vaccinated this year' via @newstalkfm.
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We canât allow Gov announcement on Covid to take pressure off this vital issue which is in Dail on Wed and Thurs.
The archives of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission are about to be sealed for 30 years, blocking access to information about "disappeared relatives/babies who are in unmarked graves". There is no justice if the state continues to protect everyoneâs interests except survivor's.
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Trying to muzzle opposition.
The Government is pushing ahead with a plan to exclude up to 19 Opposition TDs from being members of Oireachtas committees. More on @Independent_ie.
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We should stop calling this protest itâs intended to be intimidation.
Masked anti-immigration protesters cleared by gardaĂ after gathering outside Taoiseach Simon Harrisâs family home.
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#repealthe8th majority of FF TDS voted against even holding referendum. Turnout and hopefully the result says it all.
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Plus after 25 years refurbish house return it to developer/owner = no asset for state. Ohhh and what about the tenants?.
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I had a question in relation to this ruled out of order yesterday (story by @sweetoblivion26 @thejournal_ie)
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Iâve submitted a number of PQs and FOIâs to Dept of Comms regarding minutes of dinner between Minister Naughten & head of Broadband bidding consortium; details of any other engagements; & details of correspondence from previous bidders who pulled out citing âgovernance concernsâ.
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This evening at 6:40pm @SocDems will use its private membersâ time to deal with the issue of outlawing long-leasing of social housing (repeal of Part V leasing) #homesnotinvestments
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FAI statement far from what was expected. Will trust be restored by todayâs announcements. In my opinion answer to that question is NO.
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Is resigning an appropriate sanction? Is a fine for the Company enough? Why not a referral to Garda fraud squad or ODCE?.
As an aside as I mention at the end of this article. The three people who resigned from Davy have left their positions. but they remain major shareholders in the business.
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Not surprising many cases are travel related. Needs urgent response.
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Imagine if we had a system of objective resource allocation.
Heather Humphreys gives fifth of road funding to her own patch.
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Really sorry to hear news that Desmond Guinness has died, the wonderful public treasure of Castletown House is part of his legacy as is The Irish Georgian Society. My sympathies to his family and friends.
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How do we get much needed reform in areas like Insurance when this kind of thing happens.
Seanad by-election on the way after Fine Gael Senator @michaeldarcy steps down to become chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Managers.
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Very pleased to host the international powerhouse that is @Billbrowder in Leinster House today. The Magnitsky Acts are a hugely important tool in punishing human rights abuses and corruption. It is long since time Ireland had its own Magnitsky Act
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Keep fighting the good fight Peter look forward to taking part in rally today. NMH should be public and secular no ifâs no buts.
@mackeogk @CathMurphyTD Have corrected Kay! @CathMurphyTD has been fantastic on the NMH for many years. I hope she'll forgive me for a slip of the keyboard!.
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Much less traffic due to home working, social distancing etc, less traffic = less accidents will be interesting to see Insurance companies response 2020 premiums.
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Sooo itâs not all about supply!!!.
A Business Post investigation has revealed that estate agents and landlords and estate agents are using incentivised rates to potentially circumvent pricing control rules. @killianwoods and @RosannaCooney report.
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I gave my word I would not reveal sources. Protecting that confidence matters hugely to me. That will not change. #siteserv #cregan #ibrc
Page 1 @sundaybusiness tomorrow. Pat Hickey; Paul Williams and Maurice McCabe; @campaignforleo poll; @CathMurphyTD and siteserv; plus more
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How can you possibly argue for people to go out and buy.electric cars and then power them by Moneypoint. I just don't know who wrote the speech that Eamon Ryan gave but to be perfectly honest with you, it must be an embarrassmentâŚ
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This scandal at Davyâs canât be allowed to blow over. Fair play to The Currency for detailing those involved, how the group was assembled and the glaring conflicts of interests. Nothing will change unless there are consequences.
Davy will be hoping this blows over. Hopefully, it wonât. This is a bona fide scandal. Talk of cultural reform is all well and good, but it is hard to believe and hard to stomach. @ipkehoe.
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2014 since this horror story became public - continued delay is utterly unacceptable.
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Think all my posters are down, will do a double check tomorrow, would appreciate heads up on any stragglers.
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I joined @Mick_Finnegan today outside the DĂĄil to stand in solidarity with survivors of child sexual abuse and join their call for @MichealMartinTD to publish Dr Geoffrey Shannon's report immediately
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How did the FAI issues get onto the agenda in the first place? I raised sporting governance. Iâd been around the sport long enough to know there were issues. I pursued it, I insisted on bringing the FAI specifically into the sports committee. The rest snowballed from there.
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Today on Leadersâ - âhaving been an enthusiastic Tory fiscal conservative for his entire life, Mr Varadkar has seen the light. There was so many spending commitments announced on Saturday night that FG delegates must have been checking they were at the right eventâ.
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What is increasingly happening - Councils entering into long leases 20/25 years - council pay rent - at end house refurbished returned to developer - No asset - there will be thousands of houses/apts involved. What happens to tenant? Will cost fortune.
@RealEddieHobbs responds after @CathMurphyTD criticises his firm in the DĂĄil for selling social housing âas a financial productâ. via @businessposthq.
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We simply cannot spend âŹ500m public funding building a much needed NMH where religious ethos determines the treatment that is offered to women.
Minister pledges no religious ethos in maternity hospital governance (via @IrishTimes). âŞď¸Independent TD Catherine Connolly called for an end to the âKafkaesqueâ arrangements âbetween holding companies and designated companiesâ for the hospital. #NMH .
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Funny how it's Friday night of a bank holiday weekend at 9pm when we learn of #cregan report. Media management continues full steam ahead.
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I used my last PQs of the 31st DĂĄil to enquire about State Board appointments. Turns out it was worth asking.
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Build to rent = Lower standards. Cheaper to build. Expensive to rent. Impossible to buy Policy introduced by former Minister Eoghan Murphy.
Ireland is the first country that has turned itâs territory into a Build-to-Rent scam. Build to rent is substandard, build to sell is bought by investors and rented for life. #HousingCrisis #VultureFunds #HomesNotAssets #AssetClass @Orla_Hegarty @RoryHearne @EOBroin @CathMurphyTD.
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