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    Are fee-paying schools worth it?

    The figures quoted in the IT article didn’t seem to me to be a ringing endorsement for “value” of private schools nor a massive indicator of inequality given the demographic selective nature of private schools in Ireland. “Students from fee-paying schools made up 7.3 per cent of Leaving Cert...
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    Am I likely to make any savings switching broker for house insurance?

    @RedOnion No I didn’t specifically ask the question of Allianz. I didn’t really want to rock the boat but I did make sure I answered the question honestly and my roof met their standard definition.
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    Am I likely to make any savings switching broker for house insurance?

    I had very similar issue - though mine was too much of the roof was “non standard roof construction”. It was a flat roof - two extensions. I had it re-felted with asphalt when we moved in and never had a leak. Was with Aviva as had staff rates but they took this off me a few years after I left...
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    Health Insurance Health insurance jargon clarified

    1) a copayment is where the insured pays a percentage of the cost of the claim (eg insured pays 20% and the insurance company pays 80%). An excess is where insured pays the first €x euro. 2) certain orthopaedic procedures are a list of surgeries such a hip and knee replacements. Cover for...
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    Healthcare costs - not insurance Cost (cheapest place to buy) and tax allowance for Freestyle Libre blood glucose monitoring system

    @kitty81 are you actually getting Vhi to cover Dexcom? I can’t see any reference to a medical and surgical appliance limit on my policy.
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    Best Annual Travel Insurance 2021

    Blue insurance covers if holiday has to be cancelled if someone tests positive for covid.
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    Fitted Wardrobes

    A carpenter will do this for you. I recently got a carpenter to install a sliding robe in one room, fit a shaker wardrobe in another and then change doors on an existing fitted wardrobe. He got the wardrobes from the panelling centre. I don’t think you need a specific wardrobe company.
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    Reduce draughts in a 1970s hollow-block dormer bungalow.

    We had a very similar problem to you when we first moved into our 1970s dormer. It was a disaster for heating costs and comfort levels. We spent a fortune on gas and were still sitting under blankets with hot water bottle the first winter. Best value for money was insulating the attic. We had...
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    LA Brokers Zurich PRSA application form - salary deduction section query

    I’ve a Zurich prsa through LA brokers. Absolutely no issue at all with administraton.
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    Advice - Painting pine doors.

    I’ve just got a painter to do this as too big a job (for us anyway) to tackle as DIY. He used this knot cover primer and a number of coats of white paint. Ours weren’t varnished thankfully so didn’t have to strip first. We had 8 doors in all plus skirting and architrave . They look great...
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    Visiting a period house before placing a bid- should I bring a builder or architect?

    In my experience, all the architect does is follow standard RIAI costs for renovation/extension per square metre and multiply by the size of the house. They won’t have a better estimate without plans and a QS, so this is a transparent way of estimating and that they can point to if the real...
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    Is eir the worst company in Ireland for customer service?

    Our approach was to find the head of customer care on LinkedIn and message them. It worked. The worst is when you stay on hold for 45 mins and they hang up on you once you get through.
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    Moving to Ireland from UK, still working for UK company

    You need to get tax advice. Just speaking from my partner’s experience - he worked 2 says per week from home in Ireland and 3 days in N.Ireland for a UK company with no other employees in Ireland. He was paid in GBP but his company had to do a shadow Irish payroll for 40% of his salary that...
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    Aer Lingus Travel Vouchers

    Had flights with Aer Lingus to New York on Monday which they haven’t cancelled - just kept changing the flight time. Read the T&Cs and they say that if the time of the flight is changed by more than 2hrs you are entitled to a refund. As both our outward and return had changed by more than 2...
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    Reporting gift or inheritance to revenue if below threshold

    I’ve received a gift from my mother (part of the proceeds of my late father’s estate). It is a sizeable sum but less than the parent to child gift / inheritance threshold. Do I need to report it to Revenue?
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    Health Insurance 1 adult 2 children can we all be on different policies even different companies?

    Vhi allow you to have kids only policy - we did this to get Swiftcare but as far as I know with Laya and Irish life they are dependents on an adult policy.
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    Commuting to UK for work. Bank account for salary ?

    What about Revolut or similar? They do multi currency.
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    First Skiing Holiday with a 14 and 12 year old.

    Our kids get 2 days off school for Paddy's day so we find that a great time to go as only need to take them out of school for 3 days, its cheaper and a lot less busy. The Feb mid term and the week after Christmas are dear and busy but the only real options if you don't want them to miss school...
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    Carers Leave Entitlement - Kids Summer Holidays

    You can’t really “pull a fast one” to take carers leave to look after a child with a disability or a medical condition. It is protected leave for a reason. The medical need is either assessed as part of the carers application or earlier if the child is eligible for domicilary care allowance...
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    Carers Leave Entitlement - Kids Summer Holidays

    Is there a confusion here between parental leave and carers leave?
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