Comments for Money Guide Ireland

Comment on How to Check your Credit Rating in Ireland by Moneymate

Moneymate — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:57:09 +0000

Hugh – you got a response. No credit rating is better than a bad one. Have you ever borrowed any money or had a credit card? If you think you should have a good credit rating – you should query it with the ICB. If you were expecting a bad report – then be thankful it isn’t.

Comment on How to Check your Credit Rating in Ireland by hugh diamond

hugh diamond — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:51:05 +0000

paid €6.00 to ICB and got a reply saying have no credit rating etc …..nil response for €6.00

Comment on Grants Available for New Boilers by patrick o sullivan

patrick o sullivan — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:11:14 +0000

hello my name is Patrick O’ Sullivan
i am living in an old solid single walled concrete house that was belong to my grandparents , its over 70 years old and in a very exposed part of Kerry ,
there are no double glazed windows , and the attic is only partly insulated , (only what i could get and put in myself ) and my heating is a back boiler from a range that heats a few rad’s .
i was thinking of digging a foundation around the walls and making a cavity and pumping in insulation and installing double glazed windows …..
can you advise me or let me know if i can get any grants for this work ,
I’m unemployed but can do a lot of the work myself
i cant spend another winter like the one we just had
yours hopefully… Patrick
my address is
Patrick O’ Sullivan
Doon west
Ballybunion
Co Kerry

Comment on New Property Tax on Second Homes – NPPR by UnaMaria

UnaMaria — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:23:38 +0000

We have has a receipt for both our payments for different ‘non resident’ properties in eire – so acknowledgement is given?

Comment on Bord Gais and Flogas – Gas Price Comparison. by Moneymate

Moneymate — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:16 +0000

Iomar – you are probably talking about the bottled gas are you? The prices discussed here are for natural gas supplied direct to your house via a pipe. Not all towns can get natural gas in Ireland yet. The bottled gas is more expensive because of the transport and sales costs.

Comment on Bord Gais and Flogas – Gas Price Comparison. by Iomar Porter

Iomar Porter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:43:11 +0000

On jan 15 flo gas have charged me 60 cent plus vat per liter for gas. At the time had I been using home heating oil I could have purchased it for 48.7 cent per liter. The price of gas in my view should be similar to that of home heating oil to encourage people to burn a cleaner fuel.Since then I have been charged 63.95 cent per liter for gas from flo gas. I am considering changing to oil. Why is gas so expensive?

Comment on Free Pre-School in Ireland (ECCE) by Anne

Anne — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:45:36 +0000

Siobhan,if you are only sending your child for 3 morns a week no service can offer you a place under the ECCE scheme rules, if it means turning down a child who req 5 days a week. Is this what the service meant when they said they had no places?

Comment on Free Pre-School in Ireland (ECCE) by Siobhan

Siobhan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:43:34 +0000

My child should be going to preschool September 2011 and the local preschool has no space for him as they will only have a limited amount of spaces due to this scheme I am willing to pay for the three mornings per week does he miss out because of this???

Comment on Prepaid MasterCard and Ryanair by Beata

Beata — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:18:04 +0000

I would like to buy Mastercard Prepaid but it is in euros.
Next can I book flight from England and pay in euros?

Comment on Free Pre-School in Ireland (ECCE) by Anne

Anne — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:04:29 +0000

re Nathlie’s post-if you are sending your child for 3 1/2 hrs per day, the €20 is not a voluntary contribution,it is payment for the 2 1/2 hrs per week you are using the service for that the OMYCA does not cover.Also the service must supply 111 days service between Jan and June 2010 so they are entitled to charge for the first week in Jan as long as they still give you 111 days service (these days would generally run in line with the local primary schools opening dates) hth….