Janette Byrne MENTION HOMELESSNESS AND most people in Irish society will picture those people who are tragically affected by drug misuse.I am 57 years old, born and reared in Dublin. I started working when I was 15. In the late 1990s, I was proud when I started my own little business.I subsequently had a second cancer diagnosis but thankfully I was one of the lucky ones and I recovered to full health mentally and physically.
It was so frustrating and unfair because I was paying €1000 a month rent and had never once missed a payment. Most of my friends who were in couples had lower monthly mortgage repayments than my rent payment – and they had two incomes. For the past ten years, I worked as a senior manager in a job I loved - until I was assaulted in my workplace. It was a sexual assault that resulted in a court conviction.
The cheapest rent in our area now is €1,600 for an apartment. You show up to a viewing and there are twenty-five people ahead of you all wanting the place. If I didn’t have savings it would be better. If I hadn’t had cancer, it would be better. If we were ten years younger, it would be better. If I hadn’t been attacked at work. If I hadn’t bought and sold a house previously. IF, IF, IF.Every place we look for help one or more of these issues excludes us from getting it.
I accept that log cabins should be regulated but I think they should be allowed if they meet requirements Regulations could ensure that they are fire treated, that a family member is in residence and that the home is kept in good condition and built with consideration to neighbours.
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