More news on everybody’s favourite cute-hoor. New Freedom of Information requests by the Irish Times just showed Michael Healy-Rae has pocketed over €370,000 from Kerry County Council since 2020 for leasing properties and providing homes under the Rental Accommodation Scheme. Payments rose from €55,566 in 2020 to €71,785 last year. But shure luk, it’s not like when he was making all that he was in a position to influence the goverment on accommodation laws during a housing crisis, to be shure. Ah isnt it grand that landlords like him, who was until recently a TD, that under schemes like RAS and HAP he received his guaranteed rent paid directly from the local authorities he represents, with no need for rent collectors and full mortgage interest relief available as an expense.
Ah tis grand like! Oh and thats just the Kerry end of it. He also receives payments under the Housing Assistance Payment scheme, administered nationally by Limerick City and County Council. That council refused to say how much, citing his privacy as a private individual engaged in a commercial arrangement. Aul Bertie taught him somethin!
Obviously all this social housing income is on top of €1.33 million his company Roughty Properties has received for housing Ukrainian refugees since 2022, as well as a modest €1,027.50 from Kerry County Council for diesel. Diesel….oh did I mention he resigned last month as Minister of State at Agriculture over the Government’s handling of fuel protests? Tis a grand aul cap on him.
Ah but shure with currently 14 houses, three guest houses, a commercial unit, an apartment, and various unspecified rooms and apartments declared in the register of interest he needs a lot of diesel! That aul hat won’t keep him warm. Make sure you pay your television licence and don’t complain about housing or immigration you jackeens. And if you do, don’t ask TDs any questions! Blame the innocent taking advantage of these laws and benefits, as they in turn are taken advantage of. And shure your paying for it all. Grand stuff to be shure!
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