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If a person has a medical card they are entitled to free hearing aids and speaking from the experience of a person who had to buy their original hearing aids, the ones supplied by the HSE are just as good.

We had a Charnwood inset stove installed here more than twenty years ago and have always been very pleased with it. As far as I can remember they are made in the Isle of Wight but are available to buy in some stores in Ireland. We have found it more efficient than the Stanley and never had any...

Just for those of you interested in using the Coco Cola method. I completely emptied the toilet bowl this morning and poured a two litre bottle of coco cola into the bowl and left it for over 8 hours and it hasn't really made much difference so I'll be trying vinegar next and if that doesn't...

Thank you for that michaelm, its been a great help

First of all if this is not in the right place, please sort it for me. How do we go about taking out enduring power of attorney and is it expensive to do this. We are a married couple aged 75 and 80 and both in good health at present. Any information on how to do this is much appreciated.

We have put insulation down on top of the attic floor. Its like a 4 inch thick very solid polystyrene and I have walked on it several times. The people doing the insulation suggested this material. Under the floor had already been insulated with the usual roll out stuff and that was left in...

Prepay meter charges I think there is a charge for the use of a prepaid meter and over the course of a year it can be quite substantial, so it may be worth checking that out.

You will find phone numbers for the various charities in the most recent Yellow Pages (2013/2014) under the heading Charities and Caring Groups pages 38 and 39 so do make contact with some of them as soon as you can.

Please make contact with the community welfare officer in your area and do also make contact with the local St Vincent de Paul conference, they may be able to help you and probably will if you explain your circumstances to them.

Question re English pension and medical card entitlement. Please does anyone know if getting a very small English pension entitles one to a medical card. It looks like we may lose our over seventies one. Thanks for any information. Rose.

Please make contact with your local St Vincent de Paul conference, they may be able to help you. They do help lots of people in situations like yours and the service is confidential.

Fuel allowence We also had a positive result re fuel allowance but just for this past winter. What do you mean spanning a number of years Susie.

Hearing Aids If your dad has got a medical card he is entitled to get one from the HSE and it wont cost him anything. I know lots of people don't like them but I find it Ok. You just have to give yourself time to get used to it.

black spots on escallonia Thank you so much for that. Would griselinia be affected the same way and how would that do near the sea?

Last year I took cuttings from escqallonia hedging and planted up in pots, I am quite happy with how they are growing but they are covered in black spots. Can I treat these in any way or do I have to just dump them. Towards the end of last summer I asked a man in the garden shop about it showing...

Confusion over LPT on second home Please will somebody tell me do we have to pay LPT on a second home (or holiday home) for which we will be paying €200 this year. My understanding is that the LPT is being introduced instead of the household charge and I thought it applied to all houses, but...

When I make a will can I leave my belongings, money house etc. to whoever I want or even a charity or do I have to leave something to my adult children

Sorry don't know the prices you are looking for but think long and hard about cobblelocking. Brother in-law had it done some time ago and weeds coming up between the cobbles keep him very busy, if he was to do it now he wouldn't get it done.

During the snow of Dec 2010 the water mains on the footpath outside our house burst and pushed up our new tarmacadam drive which we had done about two months before that and the council did replace our drive in due course.

Please approach your nearest St Vincent de Paul Conference, They will help you to heat your home and may be able to help you in other ways too. Are you sure you are getting all your entitlements