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    How much do one parent families in Ireland get in social welfare and other benefits??

    I never get inured to being maligned. You're wrong - it's not just 'good fun'. Such views perpetuate a stigma of single parenthood and contribute to an already very uncaring society in general. You might take a minute to think about the women who have risked their lives to save their kids and...
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    How much do one parent families in Ireland get in social welfare and other benefits??

    This thread is obnoxious. I am a single parent who works full time to pay for a mortgage and childcare. I should also point out that I waited not just until my 30's but until I was 40 to have a child and ended up a single parent statistic through no fault of my own. Sh8t happens. It's called...
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    Meeting with political parties on Monday to discuss interest rates their policies on interest rates

    Well done on organising yesterday Brendan and the resulting coverage. Very disappointed (but not surprised) at FG outlook and complete lack of input/interest from Labour.
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    Pension fund levy has done its job

    I get it now guys. Thanks Gerry and Deas.
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    Pension fund levy has done its job

    I'm not looking for a lecture. I was just wondering if I have to continue paying €41 a week pension levy as a public sector worker....
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    Pension fund levy has done its job

    Does this relate to public sector workers too or just private sector?
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    Good article on why we should not be borrowing to pay increases to public servants

    There won't be any 'big' payrises. For someone like me, on €40K (salary dropped from 43K plus addition of pension levy and USC), there will be a €1000 increase in 2016 through a reduction of the pension levy and and a €1000 pay increase in 2017 as part of pay restoration. In other words, an...
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    Key Post I can't switch lenders - should I fix?

    Thanks for taking the time to do the case studies. I think a wait and see approach is best for now as you advise.
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    BOI have declared my mortgage 'unsustainable' but I am not in arrears

    Hi Robert Better still. I got word from the Bank. They are looking at a longer term arrangement for me.
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    Mortgage deemed unsustainable but no arrears

    Not Bank of Ireland by any chance????
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    Report on public meeting 7 May

    Brendan Well done on last night. I thought it was a very useful first meeting and there was some productive initial discussion on next steps. I thought the numbers were fairly respectable - 7.30 pm might be a little late to catch people coming from work. Just an observation. I would be mostly...
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    Public meeting Thursday 7th May, Ballsbridge Hotel, 7.30 pm

    Look forward to seeing you all on Thursday. I will spread the word via FB....
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    BOI have declared my mortgage 'unsustainable' but I am not in arrears

    That's a pity Pat2 and must have been very disappointing after jumping through all those hoops. I wonder if anyone makes it through the process successfully. There's not much about it on the web...
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    BOI have declared my mortgage 'unsustainable' but I am not in arrears

    There is no breach of contract at all or no arrears. I was only interest only (I have had a couple of periods of this). Towards the end of the agreed interest only period, I got a very polite phonecall asking me about my circumstances. I said nothing had changed re income etc so I was invited to...
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    BOI have declared my mortgage 'unsustainable' but I am not in arrears

    Thanks Pat2. Are you the same Pat2 that went through the MTR process with BOI? I was considering that option this morning until I read your post. :-( It looks like BOI aren't particularly amenable to getting it over the finish line. I am not that rural. I live in a commuter belt town so yes, I...
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    BOI have declared my mortgage 'unsustainable' but I am not in arrears

    Hi...following on from my previous post, I appealed BOI's decision via the IMHO who prepared a proposal for me. I got notification yesterday from BOI that the appeals board have rejected my proposal on the grounds that: 'the Board concluded that there is insufficient income evident, now or in...
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    PhoneWatch Direct Debit Error

    Glad to hear you got your refund Crunchie. Dealing with PW is like banging your head off a wall. They are a private company, aren't they i.e. they are not regulated by anybody? If you had to complain about them there would be nowhere to go, would there?
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    PhoneWatch Direct Debit Error

    Interesting! I got a bill for a year instead of a month too in November last. The billing period was wrong too. The bill should have been from Nov 14 and instead was from July 14. (I wasn't in contract with them at that point nor was I a monitoring customer). I had to call Phonewatch and my bank...
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