Garda pay

Having two cousings in the gaurds myself, id have to say your figures are near enough spot on purple..
 
Purple said:
I do think the liabilities are being over stated due to the historically low interest rates/returns on investments available at the moment.
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The pension funds rely on growth from deposits and the bond markets (alongisde property, equities etc.) to help grow the overall pot needed to cover the actual pension liabilities, so if earnings are not coming from those sources then there's a problem in terms of the growth of the pension funds. Those deposit and bond rates have been low for quite a while now, with many indicating they will continue to be low for another few years yet (particularly if we are talking about the eurozone).

Also, lets not forget that the likely obligations under the pensions are increasing - simply because the average age expectancy is getting longer, so there's more money needed to pay for those people living longer lives :)
 
MrEarl said:
The pension funds rely on growth from deposits and the bond markets (alongisde property, equities etc.) to help grow the overall pot needed to cover the actual pension liabilities, so if earnings are not coming from those sources then there's a problem in terms of the growth of the pension funds. Those deposit and bond rates have been low for quite a while now, with many indicating they will continue to be low for another few years yet (particularly if we are talking about the eurozone).

Also, lets not forget that the likely obligations under the pensions are increasing - simply because the average age expectancy is getting longer, so there's more money needed to pay for those people living longer lives :)
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We will have to do something about this living longer habit. Maybe introduce a cut off point. Dole spongers and public service pensioners could have a special limit imposed
 
Vanessa said:
We will have to do something about this living longer habit. Maybe introduce a cut off point. Dole spongers and public service pensioners could have a special limit imposed
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I can see a day where legislation will be brought in that will require x% of staff to be aged over 65, especially for larger companies....
 
1m breath tests actually carried out....2m recorded for stats purposes.
Also, 14,700 mtoring convictions about to get overturned as they were processed incorrectly.
In any functioning democracy, the head of the Police force and a few #2's would resign and possibly also the Minister. Not in Ireland. I smell another Commission of Inquiry and mega bucks for a few barristers/solicitors.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crim...-breath-tests-carried-out-1-million-1.3021757
An Garda Síochána is carrying out just half the number of drink driving breath tests that it claims to, the force has said.
Almost two million tests were recorded by gardaí between 2012 and 2016 but it has now said less than a million were actually carried out....
...The Garda has also apologised after 14,700 motorists who were summoned to court and convicted without being given the opportunity to pay a fine first under the fixed charged notice system.
The Garda must now go to the courts and appeal all of the convictions in a process that will likely take years and costs tens of millions of euro.
Mr Finn said because of the possible costs and legal claims that could be taken against the State by those affected by the issue, the State Claims Agency had been informed.
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Delboy said:
1m breath tests actually carried out....2m recorded for stats purposes.
Also, 14,700 mtoring convictions about to get overturned as they were processed incorrectly.
In any functioning democracy, the head of the Police force and a few #2's would resign and possibly also the Minister. Not in Ireland. I smell another Commission of Inquiry and mega bucks for a few barristers/solicitors.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crim...-breath-tests-carried-out-1-million-1.3021757
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I would even question the 1m tests to be honest. There are about 3m adults in the country. That means that 1 in every 3 on average have been tested. I haven't seen a checkpoint in years nevermind being tested. Out of interest, has anyone here been tested in the last 2-3 years?
 
I live in Cork and I have been breathalysed on several occasions in the past few years (perhaps it's my driving bad habits?). Cork city centre is not free of Garda checkpoints either even at 7.30am.

I lived in the south of Spain and being a non-Spaniard I got used to being breathalysed at least once a month and on one particular evening I was breathalysed three times at the same roundabout by the same member of la guardia local (known locally as the Keystone Cops).

Be careful what you wish for.
 
I've been driving for 20 years and never been breathalised. I've also never heard any of my family or friends talking about being breathalised either.
 
In the last three years I have been breathalysed twice and regularly meet Garda checkpoints around Dublin city late at night. However I recall travelling to Cork then to Roscommon and back to Dublin over three days and nights and no sign of a Garda never mind a checkpoint. I used take a chance with two or three points but once the mandatory checkpoints came in I wouldnt chance it with a wine gum.
Even though you might fail the breath test on the roadway and pass at the station your name is on the system. I have to say that I enjoy my nights out more now I dont bring the car
 
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