“Ireland experiences population growth”

http://thedailyshift.com/2012/11/28/ireland-experiences-population-growth/

November 28, 2012

This cartoon is stereotypical, but you get the point

 Since 2009 Ireland’s population has dramatically increased. Three major factors have significantly contributed to Ireland’s growth: more affordable housing, fewer jobs, and cheaper rents. The combination of these factors has fostered exponential growth within the country and now the economy has began to suffer. Due to the recent and dramatic growth there has been a lack of maternity wards for deliveries and hospitals are struggling to make room for soon to be mothers. It is estimated that over the next decade Ireland’s population with grow by ¼! Although this baby boom has hurt Ireland in the short-run, it actually has some long-term benefits. The upcoming generation will be able to support the older class and the Irish state will have an easier time funding its liabilities. The benefits will have to wait though, because the present crisis at hand is more prevalent than the future benefits. Ireland is now trying to find ways to accommodate the future generations. In my opinion it is now a race to see if the exponential growth completely devastates Ireland’s economy and environment before the new generation is able to create beneficial opportunities for Ireland, or will the country have to implement controversial policies such as China’s “One Child Policy” to limit population growth.