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  • #902
    Dan Jaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,829 ✭✭✭✭Dan Jaman


    Right2Write wrote: »
    This guy has his facts wrong surely:

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/older_and_retired_people/state_pension_contributory.html

    "The State Pension (Contributory) is paid to people from the age of 66 who have enough Irish social insurance contributions. It is not means-tested. You can have other income and still get a State Pension (Contributory)."

    Maybe he's mixing it up with some other payments he gets?

    He mentioned it's not actually a state pension, but some sort of disability pension or payment - so he's got a cheek to complain about it really. When he reaches proper retirement age, his state pension will be paid in full and unaffected by any clawback, as far as I can see.
    Basically, he's whinging about nothing.


  • #903
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Fujitsu10 wrote: »
    I suppose we can hardly expect to have a pension "Expert" on to outline the true facts, this type of "Bar Stool" expert will only confuse people even more. Typical of the standard of the Live Line.... :(

    You would think Duffy and his army of researchers would have used Google to verify the rubbish coming out of the first callers mouth was true. If your self employed the private pension is a great way to avoid be tax efficient so to speak.


  • #904
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    €53,000.00 for FREE anyone?

    http://connachttribune.ie/new-td-catherine-connolly-gets-golden-handshake-233/


  • #905
    bigroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,318 ✭✭✭bigroad


    signostic wrote: »
    If he was an employee of RTE he would be entitled to a big pension I presume.
    I think he is a contractor so he has to sort his own out.


  • #906
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Sends my blood pressure through the roof knowing what the taxpayer pays you Duffy


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  • #907
    Dan Jaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,829 ✭✭✭✭Dan Jaman


    "Who's gonna pay for it? This is the question that's never asked."
    Sez Joe.
    Oops, Joe. I wouldn't open that particular door if I were you.


  • #908
    cowboyBuilder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,419 ✭✭✭cowboyBuilder


    €900,000 to receive a 30k pension ????


    WHAT ??


  • #909
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Was it not mentioned they were getting a €100k lump sum and not a €100k a year pension.


  • #910
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Joe: And wat colour is your pension?


  • #911
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    bigroad wrote: »
    I think he is a contractor so he has to sort his own out.

    No No no our Joe and the Bauld Derek Mooney are two of the few remaining holdouts within RTE who didn't take the dangerous plunge into self employment.


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  • #912
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Was it not mentioned they were getting a €100k lump sum and not a €100k a year pension.

    Facts have no place on dis show so to speak.


  • #913
    Fujitsu10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭Fujitsu10


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Joe: And wat colour is your pension?

    Gold of course caller :D


  • #914
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Less than €300 a week and also getting the €233.30 state pension if you have your house already paid for is a nice wedge so to speak.


  • #915
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    No No no our Joe and the Bauld Derek Mooney are two of the few remaining holdouts within RTE who didn't take the dangerous plunge into self employment.

    No. Joe is a contractor. And a ridiculously paid one at that. €416,000+ for 75mins a day (incl. breaks), 4 days a week, 30-ish weeks a year in 2014 alone.


  • #916
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    The state pension is fecked, on paper we need to at least double the workforce to come even close to covering it in 10 years or so.


  • #917
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    I'm not even listening but I'm bored.


  • #918
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    would yer wan in the background ever shut the fcuk up and let the man speak


  • #919
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Dermot Aherns pension is €110k a year...
    He claimed to be in the dark about his own pension but new figures reveal former justice minister Dermot Ahern is collecting almost €110,000 a year in State pension payments.

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/dermot-ahern-didnt-know-the-size-of-his-pension-well-its-110000-34943129.html


  • #920
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,846 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    ah feck off, you probably spend half your time drinking tay and yapping anyway


  • #921
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    Have we had the Taxi driver on yet?


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  • #922
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,542 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Not able to listen to the whole show but any chance of some Haiti coverage ? Joe loves suffering and by what I see the hurricane is a big one.


  • #923
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Sends my blood pressure through the roof knowing what the taxpayer pays you Duffy

    And the fact he has it setup to get fees instead of salary.


  • #924
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    No. Joe is a contractor. And a ridiculously paid one at that. €416,000+ for 75mins a day (incl. breaks), 4 days a week, 30-ish weeks a year in 2014 alone.
    Are you 100% sure on that? there was a list about a year ago of the RTE pensions and who was getting what and Joe was one of higherst earners followed by Derek M in 2nd place. I'll see if the interwebs will give up her dead:D


  • #925
    cowboyBuilder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,419 ✭✭✭cowboyBuilder


    Can I go now? :D:D !!

    No!! Stay on the line !!!!


  • #926
    0127647
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭0127647


    "may i go now, i've to collect the grandchild"

    LOL Only in Ireland.....


  • #927
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    "The invested my money badly..." eh did you ever look at what funds your pension was invested in or check the performance each year to see if you should change it?


  • #928
    sjb25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭sjb25


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Not able to listen to the whole show but any chance of some Haiti coverage ? Joe loves suffering and by what I see the hurricane is a big one.

    No no money is more important to joe in fairness:)


  • #929
    Dan Jaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,829 ✭✭✭✭Dan Jaman


    "Due to the Casino Nature of the investment industry, value of your poker chips may go down or up depending on luck. Tough it out, baby."


  • #930
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    In fairness it's unfair to pick out on the HSE, a hell of a lot of civil servants got some good deals over the past few years when it came to early retirement in order to reduce staffing and salary levels. I would have loved one myself.


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  • #931
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    If only we discovered a massive gas field off the coast that would be inside out territorial waters.


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