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    Is 48 phone network coverage the same as Three coverage?

    Yes, they should be the same. I was on Tesco Mobile (also 3's network) and now am happy with 48.
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    Age 60 want money for a holiday and to do some renovations

    That sounds like a mad amount of money for electricity, keep in mind that electricity is around 3 to 3.5 times more expensive than Oil or Gas for the same amount of heat. Also all electric heaters are 100% efficient at turning electricity into heat so it doesn't matter what type of electric...
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    Is it possible to get unpaid rent via the courts?

    Hi, I've read a lot of stories over the years of the absolute pain of a bad tenant even where the landlord has to resort to pay them cash to leave and forgo the unpaid rent. In the case where someone did finally leave (without being paid) what is the path to reclaiming the unpaid rent? Assume...
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    Dropping out of College after 1 year and options

    I would also make them aware that it's harder life-wise to go back after being out in the world
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    Back pay

    You could consider to put it into a pension and avoid the tax up to your % salary based on your age.
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    Healthcare costs - not insurance Cost of Root Canal & Crown

    Hi, yes the above prices were for a standard dentist doing the root canals - I think some dentists don't do any root canals for some reason?
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    Healthcare costs - not insurance Cost of Root Canal & Crown

    Ouch! I got 2 root canals done in Smiles O'Connell street and was very happy with the standard of care. https://www.smiles.ie/clinic/dentist-in-dublin-1/price-list/ Root Canal Treatment Front teeth €370 Pre-molar €465 Molar €550 Crowns Post & core (if needed) €255...
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    Staycation Tax Break scheme

    Does anyone know if you can claim against GroupOn Hotel purchases from the 1st of October? I couldn't see any details but I imagine Booking.com would be covered (which can have their own discounting / margins) so there shouldn't be a difference?
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    Artifical grass

    Ours has been very roughly thrown down on bare soil with a rough layering of the weed membrane, maybe next year I will finally get around to putting in the proper sand/gravel and laying it properly. @AndroidMan a fully fitted solution was ~4k from speaking with neighbours versus the ~800 I...
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    Artifical grass

    We have [broken link removed] this for the past 2+ years and really like it!
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    Health Insurance How to ensure no break in Irish PHI cover while working away

    I think the only way is that they continue to pay your Irish one as well.
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    Home Carer Tax Credit - When does it make sense?

    Hi everyone, I've been trying to understand the full scenario around the Home Care Tax Credit. Looking at Example 3 here in the government budget example scenarios http://www.budget.gov.ie/Budgets/2019/Documents/2.%20Budget%202019%20Tax%20Policy%20Changes.pdf , for 70k Household income, 1...
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    Is repaying a mortgage early the same as getting a shorter mortgage?

    It is more beneficial to reduce the balance at every opportunity - so you will pay less interest overpaying 1000 each month rather than 12000 once per year.
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    What happens / What are the steps after mortgage cleared

    Hi, What are the steps after a mortgage is fully cleared on a mortgage with AIB? I would ideally like to manage the steps without the additional cost of a solicitor if it brings limited benefit. Thanks, TTI
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    In RPZ, can landlord increase rent by 4% with each new tenant?

    Hi, We are currently renting and just had a rent increase of 4.47% calculated according to the formula in Section 19(4) of the act here: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/act/17/enacted/en/pdf We are planning to leave in about 2 months to move to our 1st home :-) and the question I have...
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    Is a boundary survey needed for this Dublin house?

    Hi, We are sale agreed on a house in North Dublin. The detached house was built approximately 40 years ago and is surrounded on 3.5 sides by solid cement walls. On the remaining piece, between us and the neighbour there is grass and a narrow cement path against the house, the outer edge of...
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    Calculating Holidays for Irregular Part Time Employee

    Greetings, I am trying to work out my partner's holiday calculations, as I don't believe it is currently correct. Scenario: Irregular Part Time Worker, who worked every week in 2016 except 2 weeks 1460 hours worked (does not include time on annual leave) 3 different rates of hourly payment...
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    Binning Matured Account Documents

    Take a scan of these documents and bin the originals, keeping a backup!
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    Need to sign on in between jobs?

    Hi Jim, is JSB not taxable so that would be the gross amount? And then it would be taxed at the end of the year? http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it24.html
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