Pkiernan wrote: » No one is calling pup recipients scroungers. Do you honestly believe that taxpayers should pay for foreign holidays? Especially when our domestic tourism sector is gutted? Personally I don't like paying 53% tax.
AVFC.Stephen wrote: » Will you get disciplined for it also?
suicide_circus wrote: » we've been told in work if we go abroad we wont be paid for the 14 day quarantine period. absolutely fair.
Atlantic Dawn wrote: » You won't be around to collect your dole, they will wonder why and likely cancel it. If they decide to call your mobile and you brought it with you it will ring with a foreign ring tone.
Dempo1 wrote: » For those concerned about paddy taxman, perhaps you might enlighten us on your thoughts re the wage subsidy scheme, costing far more than PUP. Employees have returned earning 85% of their wages. Anyone I've spoken too suggest business is the same before lockdown, so who's subsidising who exactly. A false economy has been created here. Lockdown costs, restart costs are separate matter with ample supports for busineses in place or coming. We now have a scenario where an enormous amount of businesses are trading normally whilst having their entire payroll covered by government, WTF is that all about. A little objectivity would be nice rather than suggesting PUP recepients are scroungers.
Connacht15 wrote: » BTW The lads who work in pairs as dole inspectors in The Airport are obvious from a mile off they wear black suit jackets and I have seen them stop folk! The reason why I'm pointing this out is that Im a civil libertarian and I believe it's none of the states business where I go, especially if Its to the CTA or The EFTA areas!
Connacht15 wrote: And for future reference any transaction made abroad using your bank card will show up on your statements which you may be required at a later stage to be shown to the Department!
shmeee wrote: » Wow, just wow. Ok Gemma Doherty!
Spanish Eyes wrote: » Surely those in receipt of taxpayer funded payments would have some conscience WRT to those who worked and carried on and so on.
Quantum Erasure wrote: » i remember when that icelandic volcano went off years ago, there was talk of loads of eastern europeans being caught out, not being able to fly in to claim their dole... altough i think it's all getting paid into bank accounts since this thing started, all you had to do was fill in a form to transfer payment from the Post Office to your bank
dennispenn wrote: » i know a lad who went to latvia on 16/3/20 (i think it was this date) and only returned two weeks ago. full 350 payment while spending his time there. wonder how many tens of thousands did similar? absolute pisstake
shivermetimber wrote: » No mention of this on any official sources that I can find. You currently don't have to sign on anywhere if on jobseekers/PUP so how will they know if you do travel? Additionally, the contact tracing form does not stipulate use of its information for this purpose so that's probably a GDPR breach if it is to be passed on to them. Initially it all sounds like a load of BS being fed to the media in an attempt to try and dissuade a certain amount of people from non essential travel.
Atlantic Dawn wrote: » Some might be, others will be simply claiming their stamps they paid their entire life and are out of work due to Covid and the way our government has completely mishandled it.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » But now if they are going on holliers at my feckin expense I'd need a word with the Minister! LOL.
Meeoow wrote: » I wouldn't begrudge people on stamped dole or the covid payment going on holiday and keeping their payments.But people on the free dole shouldn't be able to claim it and go on holiday. There's plenty of people working who can't afford a holiday.
