I will, thanks very much
I will, thanks very muchFeel free to be altruistic with your own money.
Whoops, forgive me for been so "altruistic" just thought it would be better going to some worthy cause
I know €50 is €50 but is it really going to be missed or make a real difference to a persons life in the long term
You couldn't trust them to spend it on something genuine - half of it would be gobbled up by a third party contractor, on fees, who would later turn out to be the best mate or cousin of a Minister etc.A €50 refund for 11 years of "overcharging", that's €4.54 a year or approximately €0.75 cent a bill
I know it's not the point, we shouldn't be overcharged, but why bother refunding us ??
I'd much rather see the money donated to the state to help sort out in some other area that could do with a bit of extra funding
I'll stick with my first answer which is the same as the ESB's alleged answer. I mean they've installed smart meters and stuff now so they can never be wrong again, right?I thought the same at first, but it didn't look right.
Re-did the calculation and it's €500 per household!
And maybe just maybe the €600m to €800m could be used to accelerate the free doctors visits that the "slaintecare" is supposed to provide so as a person who is genuinely struggling financially doesn't have to worry about their or their kids doctors appointmentsWell maybe. If you are one of the many people who can't afford to take their sick kid (or themselves) to a doctor right now as the alternative is to miss another medical bill, add to the piled up unpaid utility bills, or put food on the table, then quite possibly.
Yes I am "insulated" from the harsh reality that some people are going through at the moment but I can assure you that I've as I'm sure a lot of people here have struggled just as much in the past as people are suffering today but at least I was able to make through the bad times and come out the other side and I make no apology for that!!!I think some folk on AAM can be insulated from the harsh reality for some people at the minute
That's a nice little bonus, hope it happensI checked the meter and at today's rate they owe me €7,000.
I would like to like your post twiceFeel free to be altruistic with your own money.
Were you pointing a gun at the meter in the picture?I've mailed them with a photo of the meter and a copy of yesterday's Irish Times in the shot. I'm awaiting their reply.
Feel free to be altruistic with your own money.
Okay here's one for the pair of youseI would like to like your post twice
It's indoors.Is your meter indoors or outdoors?
My mother's was indoors and, naturally, the reading was often estimated.
Can I suggest the Jack & Jill Foundation which funds the supply of specialist care nurses to families with children with complex care needs to give the families a break from what is often a 24-hr-a-day job? My family and I have fund-raised for them over the years. Every €16 raised pays for one hour of home-care nursing.So I'd like you guys to pick a charity or a cause that you feel needs a little help and I'll donate
and if possible something a little left of centre and not so mainstream
I think that deserves its own thread, unless you want to donate to ESB Networks LOkay here's one for the pair of youse
I just found out yesterday that a high court case that I was involved in has gone my way
There also was a small amount of compensation included €2k
I had originally decided a year ago to give it to some Ukraine charity but now I feel they might be well funded compared to others
I was then thinking of giving the lot to "Hoja Nueva" to help with their work in the Amazon forest
But Mrs C said why not spread it around a little, say €500 to four good causes
So I'd like you guys to pick a charity or a cause that you feel needs a little help and I'll donate
and if possible something a little left of centre and not so mainstream
Fair play. In recent years, this has tended to be my preferred charity if you want to consider it.So I'd like you guys to pick a charity or a cause that you feel needs a little help and I'll donate
and if possible something a little left of centre and not so mainstream
It was done in 2010 when there was 15% unemployment and a real fear that some of the directly managed companies might leave, creating a scenario not unlike the one in Limerick when Dell closed and the knock on impact of that closure caused so many other jobs to be lost that the final tally was nearly 10,000 jobs.The scheme itself seems highly questionable to me, even aside from the overcharging.
Increasing charges on ordinary users to subsidise large commercial users. And that was sanctioned by the authorities.
ESB do not manage these companies, its EirGrid who manage them directly.True and my crude sums would indicate that €600M / 1.2M* = c. €50 per household plus the interest on the capital sum accrued over 11 years, compounded.
@Harvard, unless you had active ESB accounts in parallel over the years, the one crispy €50 is all you'll get, if the speculation is correct.
Mind you, the compound interest on €600M @ 1% over 11 years is close to €70M (69.7M). I'd have no objection to the interest being used for good elsewhere.
[EDIT] *The number of household accounts ESBsteals fromdeals with
Should it not have been a government subvention though funded by central taxation? I don't agree with the way it applied to small consumer bills across the board.It was done in 2010 when there was 15% unemployment and a real fear that some of the directly managed companies might leave, creating a scenario not unlike the one in Limerick when Dell closed and the knock on impact of that closure caused so many other jobs to be lost that the final tally was nearly 10,000 jobs.
CRU make these decisions on their own bat and don't defer back to central government to cross subsidise, just like decisions on things like standing charges are made by them alone.Should it not have been a government subvention though funded by central taxation? I don't agree with the way it applied to small consumer bills across the board.
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