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    Taxation of AVCs

    Query on taxation of lump sum on Redundancy and AVC’s. If someone takes Redundancy at 60yrs (with 30yrs service), their Pension is deferred until they reach 65. They have 200k in AVC’s account. How does the Redundancy payment affect Taxation of the AVC lump sum.
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    Travel Insurance query - broken foot

    Still waiting for a callback from them. Flying will be uncomfortable for sure but the holiday cannot continue as planned wont be able to walk & hike as planned. Although I'd guess travel insurance companies dont really care about that.
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    Travel Insurance query - broken foot

    We are currently booked to travel long haul holiday in July - leaving aside the possibility we can't travel due to the pandemic. My partner is travelling on same tickets and same travel insurance policy but broke his leg and will be wearing a medical boot until at least the day before travel (ie...
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    Health Insurance Fair Deal - savings running out

    Thanks for replies, very helpful and gives me plenty of info to pass on to her family, and the recommendation of having another fairdeal financial review done. Good point too re needing to pay for nursing home ancilliaries in the future - thankfully the home she's in doesn't charge excessively...
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    Health Insurance Fair Deal - savings running out

    I've searched but couldn't find a similar thread. Elderly family member in a private nursing home, currently paying 2500euro per month based on the fair deal scheme. This is taken from her savings (previous sale of house), and she has no other assets. We sought and got a review of her case in...
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    How to hide second employer in tax documents?

    my partner works 2 parttime jobs, one job has the full tax credits and cutoff and the other one has no credits. Each employer gets a Tax Certificate but the other employer isn't mentioned on either one. You don't have to change the credits with your original current employer and the one with the...
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    Ringing trunk of a tree

    there was no discussion at all about it. I didn't see it happen myself but had wondered why there was a ring marking around some of the trees on the green. Found out other day another neighbour saw it happen but didn't realise what was happening. Blasted neighbour - probably didn't appreciate...
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    Ringing trunk of a tree

    Neighbour has cut into the trunk of a tree (approx 15 yrs old) about 12" from the base with a chainsaw, in a full circle around the trunk. The trees are on a common green play area and when questioned about why it was done, all knowledge was denied. 12 months later there is a distinct ring...
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    Home carer Tax credit?

    sorry, its changed so. It used to be only till age of youngest child reaches 12, didn't realise it'd changed.
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    Home carer Tax credit?

    homecarers credit only avail too until youngest child is 12 yrs. did you loose it cos of this?
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    use of attic space

    can an attic space be converted for use as a bedroom? I seem to remember that yrs ago you had to convert it as a "living area" as the fire officer wouldn't permitted attic bedrooms but can't find anything in writing whether it is permitted now or not.
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    Gardening - north facing wall

    anyone got suggestions for wall coverings on a north facing wall - already have a cotoneaster planted there and doing nicely but looking for an alternative as well. Preferably not an ivy though.
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    Getting old photos copied/improved (in Cork)

    the photo I worked on was so old it had faded alot and two people in the photo were almost non-existant. With photoshop, you can restore the photo to a very exceptable level. It depends on the level of restore you want of course but with a 50yr old photo I have restored and all the people...
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    Getting old photos copied/improved (in Cork)

    could you take a photo of the old photos and print them that way? alternative, ask around. friends might have Photoshop or similiar software package and they might improve quality of the photo. I did just this last night for my sister -ancient b/w old photos where faces were almost...
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    Planning permission - lands not in my name

    can someone lodge an application for planning permission for lands that are not in their own name?? example : if I want to buy a site subject to planning, do I lodge plans in my own name or in the name of the person selling the site. are there legal implications of not applying if the lands...
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    Husband working / wife at home

    don't forget though that stay at home mothers/fathers must apply for the homemakers credit - you don't automatically get it without actually telling revenue. SW and revenue don't let each other know about these things. :(. Homemaker credits last until youngest child is 12yrs old.
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    How much coinage is hoarded in Ireland?

    I lodged 30euro in bagged coins in local credit union this morning - its part of the 480e which I counted out over the last few weeks. They'll said they'd take 30e a day from me but it has to be lodged to account. So they lodge it and then I withdraw it straight away :). Opens 2 late evenings...
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    tax back - moving overseas

    If someone has moved overseas, how do they go about claiming tax back which might be due to them. I'm doing this for a friend who moved to Oz in November 2009. Can I just send in their P45 with covering letter into the tax office and request a balancing statement for them - it can be sent to...
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    Passport Renewal

    you don't need a passport to fly to the UK - what you do need is a passport to fly with some of the airllines that go to the UK. thats a different point. Ryanair insist on passports as an indentification method, not because the UK insist on passport. Ferry travellers don't need a passport to...
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