Some of Ireland’s election issues

With the general election due in less than one weeks time, some Irish election issues are housing, health and the environment. Housing has to be top of the list for any new government because of a crisis of nearly 10,000 people calculated to be living in emergency accomodation, and an unknown number sleeping out. The accommodation crisis is said to be effecting all of us. There are reports of professionals living with parents or in-laws due to lack of accomodation of a suitable standard. The housing crisis is said to be contributing to what is described as a flow of migration. Occuring since the famine and due to various phenonema, mainly poverty, there are believed to be more Irish in the diaspora than living on the island of Ireland. The Irish diaspora is estimated to the third generation according to the foreign births register. There is always a movement back to Ireland from the diaspora. Can be difficult as imperial policy dictates, but often worthwhile.
Health cuts and hospital waiting lists are another big election issue and perceived to be a global one. The thought to be astronomical cost of healthcare would be alleviated if specialists were given a reasonable pay. In Cuba, access to medical training is socially orientated. Consequently there are many qualified health care consultants even though they are not very well paid.
Adequate homecare and respite care for the elderly or infirm is expensive and difficult to access. There are reports that nursing home day care facilities have been cut with no explanation. A perceived winding down of services, with no rational explanation must be due to government funding issues. Lastly, environmental measures may be implemented such as, a movement towards plant based food should be lucrative for farmers. Government advocating nuclear free energy, reforestation and chemical free produce and packaging.