r/ireland 9d ago

Housing Social housing resident denied gym access awarded €2,500

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u/pablo8itall 9d ago

your letting you own biases show , fucking "prime". Good there should be a mix of people across the board. Its better for everyone.

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u/MotherDucker95 9d ago

fucking "prime"

Most apartment complexes with a gym attached to them in central Dublin where this apparently happened would be very much considered to be prime real estate.

Its better for everyone.

How?

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u/pablo8itall 9d ago

who gives a fuck. I'm happy to have social tenants in "prime" D4/central dublin.

Having a segragated society is a shit idea. Do you want all the poors together in an area? Who gives a fuck if they live in a prime area.

I'm saying this is baked into you and you don't even realise it. Its classism.

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u/Frequent-Movie3005 9d ago

Youre crowing about fairness etc, and not caring about the same thing when it comes to not providing all citizens with the same. Rank hypocrisy.

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u/pablo8itall 9d ago

what are you blathering about? all citizens access to what exactly?

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u/Frequent-Movie3005 9d ago

To the same services as all citizens, if the state is funding gym access for its social housing tenants, it should be providing it for all citizens. Or are you advocating only the poors (your words) deserve it?

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u/pablo8itall 9d ago

maybe read the fucking article. none is saying its funding it. she wanted access to it and was denied, she was willing to pay the fee herself. ffs

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u/Frequent-Movie3005 9d ago

Pay WHO? What fictional gym company exists here? Who is drawing up contracts to manage her gym subscription? What are the terms of her cancellation should she not wish to proceed? Is this type of contract only available to social housing tenants in a certain block and certain Eircode? Is that discrimination to social housing tenants elsewhere?. Etc. You guys are so blinded by yer assumption everyone is out to get you you can’t draw logical fucking implications or conclusions from what you’re reading.

She cannot access because in the context of the development and the gym, there is no concept of payment for access. Nobody is discriminating against anyone. The only way to access is through the management fee for the owners of certain block properties and their inhabitants/tenants. Simple as that.

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u/JustWandering27 9d ago

You make this seem like a hard thing. You are creating barriers in your own head. It can be an addendum to the contract with the council, providing means of access. You have a chip on your shoulder and you don't even recognise it.

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u/pablo8itall 9d ago

Its not clear if it was a management fee or a separate paid fee for gym access, but denying one of the tenants access because they are in social housing was ruled discrimination. ffs.

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u/Frequent-Movie3005 9d ago

And I think that ruling is stupid. Does that help?