Send in the clowns....

mikom

Well people said I was a clown for refusing to pay the household charge.
Looks like it's all a bit of a circus here in Ireland.

What does that make Enda and Co?

Firm printing Household Charge information goes into receivership

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/archives/2012/0228/ireland/firm-printing-household-charge-information-goes-into-receivership-541548.html#idc-cover#ixzz1nnQoYBxE

It has emerged that the company which printed the information leaflet on the Household Charge has gone into receivership.

The Department of the Environment has also said it cannot guarantee that every home in the country will have received a leaflet before the deadline for setting up direct debits.

More than two million leaflets were ordered, with the majority expected to be delivered by a private company.

Householders have until midnight tomorrow to avail of the facility to stagger the €100 charge, otherwise they will have to pay the full amount by March 31.

A spokesperson for the Department has said nationwide delivery of the leaflets is still not complete, and will be concluded in the next day or so.

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/archives/2012/0228/ireland/firm-printing-household-charge-information-goes-into-receivership-541548.html#idc-cover#ixzz1nnQjXLGa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rV_P8emsMQ

MidlandsM

old news.....

mikom

MidlandsM wrote: »

old news.....

Should be front page of the newspapers tomorrow so.

cursai

Excellent. Typical. Naturally and Not surprising.

44leto

They probably ran out of ink,, I wonder how.

Immaculate Pasta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edCAOkdXgU

tvercetti

mikom wrote: »

Well people said I was a clown for refusing to pay the household charge.

Who said that? Was it a fellow boardsie? I thought it was pretty mutually felt, anyone who would pay was the clown in this case.

Phill Ewinn

were they paid before they went into recievership or after.

krudler

modern Irelands incompetence summed up really.

Born to Die

Due diligence saves a lot of bother in business.

KeithAFC

The politicians in the Irish Republic don't seem to know how to run a country. It is just constant scandal and incompetence every day.

First we had the disgraceful Sinn Fein ink scandal and now this.

Freddie59

Clowns indeed. A local LABOUR councillor was calling to homes in Waterford during the week trying to get people to sign up for the household charge. FFS - LABOUR!:rolleyes:

MickySticks

KeithAFC wrote: »

The politicians in the Irish Republic don't seem to know how to run a country. It is just constant scandal and incompetence every day.

First we had the disgraceful Sinn Fein ink scandal and now this.

Yeah and the British parliament are saints. :rolleyes:

Jog on troll.

Freddie59

KeithAFC wrote: »

The politicians in the Irish Republic don't seem to know how to run a country. It is just constant scandal and incompetence every day.

First we had the disgraceful Sinn Fein ink scandal and now this.

And you lot are experts? They can hardly sit in a fcuking room together and agree over which brand of tea to drink.

dvpower

krudler wrote: »

modern Irelands incompetence summed up really.

Company goes bust in recession. Not unusual.

Gran Hermano

I'm sure the civil servants responsible for selecting them and awarding them the contract can prove they paid a private consultant to make the difficult choice and are as such without fault.

dvpower

Freddie59 wrote: »

Clowns indeed. A local LABOUR councillor was calling to homes in Waterford during the week trying to get people to sign up for the household charge. FFS - LABOUR!:rolleyes:

Did you not get the memo. Labour are now in government and have introduced a new Household Charge

mikom

Freddie59 wrote: »

Clowns indeed. A local LABOUR councillor was calling to homes in Waterford during the week trying to get people to sign up for the household charge. FFS - LABOUR!:rolleyes:

Actually calling door to door.
lol.

KeithAFC

Freddie59 wrote: »

And you lot are experts? They can hardly sit in a fcuking room together and agree over which brand of tea to drink.

Are you talking about Westminster or Stormont? Stormont is progressing, still a long way to go. But every day on here there is scandal and incompetence from politicians elected in the Republic. There seems to be a deep rooted problem at play here.

44leto

Originally Posted by KeithAFC
:pac::pac::pac:

There I fixed your post.

44leto

KeithAFC wrote: »

Are you talking about Westminster or Stormont? Stormont is progressing, still a long way to go. But every day on here there is scandal and incompetence from politicians elected in the Republic. There seems to be a deep rooted problem at play here.

To be honest I really do agree with you, Irish politicians do get away with a lot of incompetence, we as a nation really do put up with poor standards with our politicians.

Freddie59

mikom wrote: »

Actually calling door to door.
lol.

Yep. He asked the lady of the house to sign up. She asked why. Well, he said, you'll never have to pay it as you're in an unfinished estate. The obvious reply came: if I never have to pay it why do you want me to sign up for it. He left. Idiot.

Freddie59

KeithAFC wrote: »

Are you talking about Westminster or Stormont? Stormont is progressing, still a long way to go. But every day on here there is scandal and incompetence from politicians elected in the Republic. There seems to be a deep rooted problem at play here.

Don't go there. After the expense scandals in the UK in the past four years our mob are only trotting behind.

Freddie59

dvpower wrote: »

Did you not get the memo. Labour are now in government and have introduced a new Household Charge

Yeah. The more I think of it the funnier it gets. Surely they should be sued under the Trades Descriptions Act or something for impersonating left-wing socialists.:D

lividduck

KeithAFC wrote: »

Are you talking about Westminster or Stormont? Stormont is progressing, still a long way to go. But every day on here there is scandal and incompetence from politicians elected in the Republic. There seems to be a deep rooted problem at play here.

Well we still havnt had any of them caught naked running after sheep

44leto

Freddie59 wrote: »

Don't go there. After the expense scandals in the UK in the past four years our mob are only trotting behind.

I am Irish and I have to disagree with you there. The UK expense account was petty cash compared to our crowd. Also British politicians do go to jail, Lawlor got a 5 days in the Joy which is about the only time in our history an Irish politician went to jail.

British politics to their credit is remarkably clean, I would venture to say the cleanest in the western world.

dvpower

Freddie59 wrote: »

Yep. He asked the lady of the house to sign up. She asked why. Well, he said, you'll never have to pay it as you're in an unfinished estate. The obvious reply came: if I never have to pay it why do you want me to sign up for it. He left. Idiot.

People in unfinished estates are entitled to a waiver, but if they try to sell their home they need to supply the waiver. I guess they can apply for one later, but it might delay a sale.

I suppose it makes sense to get the waiver sorted out early.

dxhound2005

Freddie59 wrote: »

Yep. He asked the lady of the house to sign up. She asked why. Well, he said, you'll never have to pay it as you're in an unfinished estate. The obvious reply came: if I never have to pay it why do you want me to sign up for it. He left. Idiot.

Who was this Labour councillor?

Pacifist Pigeon

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Who was this Labour councillor?

I believe it's Engels McKeynes-Marx, TD.

dxhound2005

Pacifist Pigeon wrote: »

I believe it's Engels McKeynes-Marx, TD.

The people of Waterford are in good hands.

FoxT

Get the shinners to do it ! Lord knows they've stockpiled enough toner cartridges at this stage to send a copy of 'War & Peace' to every household in the country...

lastlaugh

KeithAFC wrote: »

Are you talking about Westminster or Stormont? Stormont is progressing, still a long way to go. But every day on here there is scandal and incompetence from politicians elected in the Republic. There seems to be a deep rooted problem at play here.

Yeah well at least all the women down here aren't all big fat ugly things like they are up there.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Am Chile

Freddie59 wrote: »

Clowns indeed. A local LABOUR councillor was calling to homes in Waterford during the week trying to get people to sign up for the household charge. FFS - LABOUR!:rolleyes:

Thanks for the info, out of Interest which labour counciler was it?

dvpower

lastlaugh wrote: »

Yeah well at least all the women down here aren't all big fat ugly things like they are up there.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Level of debate in AH, like the economy, is bouncing along the bottom.

Doc Ruby

Freddie59 wrote: »

And you lot are experts? They can hardly sit in a fcuking room together and agree over which brand of tea to drink.

Keith is right. Politicians in this country are a disgrace. The same applies to a lot of countries but I haven't got a say in those countries, nor should I. Bottom line is he's bang on the money and I don't see any good alternatives heaving themselves over the horizon.

Freddie59

dvpower wrote: »

Level of debate in AH, like the economy, is bouncing along the bottom.

Why do YOU hang around here then?

Freddie59

dvpower wrote: »

People in unfinished estates are entitled to a waiver, but if they try to sell their home they need to supply the waiver. I guess they can apply for one later, but it might delay a sale.

I suppose it makes sense to get the waiver sorted out early.

Try telling that to young couples in Negative Equity. And then a so-called 'socialist' politician asking them to sign up for an austerity measure. FFS!:D

Freddie59

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The people of Waterford are in good hands.

We sure are. Frying pan, fire, and all of that......:(