Strawberry Milkshake wrote: » I agree it wouldn't have prevented people protesting but I do wonder if protests would have gained the momentum that they appear to be gaining if the jobs for the boys, consultancy costs, PPS nonsense, bonuses, possible outsourcing of data, etc, had been questioned properly by the decision makers. I'd love to see a new breed of politicians come through who are smart, question everything and evaluate the pros and the cons of each decision and whom disclose to the public the thought process rather than the party line spiel. Ooooh I just saw a pig flying high in the sky!
dxhound2005 wrote: » PPS nonsense it just that, nonsense. It is perfectly sensible to ask for PPS numbers for the scheme which has been set up. If it was the English system, there would be no need for them. Dozens of entities can ask for PPS numbers, and tens of thousands of people have access to them. IW is no more, or no less vulnerable to having the data they hold misused by rogue employees, or being hacked by criminals than any other organisation. The whole PPS number protest is just another way for freeloaders to excuse themselves from paying.
twowheelsgood wrote: » No I wouldn't. As I have said. My name, address and mobile phone number can be abused, if only to pester me. But my PPS number? By itself? I honestly don't see what use it could be. Perhaps there is some information in the way the number is constructed that I am unaware of and that might be useful. Do you think it is, of itself, a useful piece of information? Banjo seems to be hinting that this is so. He might be right. Then again he might be coddin'.
hju6 wrote: » I'm a trustworthy entity , what's your pps no ? How does not giving your pps no excuse one from paying ?
Curly Judge wrote: » While mostly agreeing with you, I feel that the PPS number should have been optional. If your household doesn't wish to claim for an exempted or complimentary supply, then by all means return the form without the PPS number. But if you do ......?
Going Forward wrote: » And you won't even put your PPS here, by itself, no name, address date of birth.
hju6 wrote: » I'm a trustworthy entity , what's your pps no ?
Take Your Pants Off wrote: » What happens if you do not fill out the form they send you ?
Phoebas wrote: » 5146365F. What now?
papu wrote: » You'll get billed with no allowance.
papu wrote: » But it was optional... PPS number = apply for allowance = smaller Bill No pps number , no contract no consent Sh*te , burning , not returning = no allowance = higher bill..
Take Your Pants Off wrote: » What happens if you don't pay the bill. Also when is thr closing date for the applications?
Curly Judge wrote: » I missed that ....because they haven't sent out the forms to me yet.
papu wrote: » What usually happens when you don't pay bills? 30 November Well you can Register online also.
papu wrote: » What usually happens when you don't pay bills?
tracking wrote: » If you drink all the water allowance, what happens?
66ad wrote: » They cut you off but Irish water can't do that. So what happens then?
Strawberry Milkshake wrote: » But I have sent my application form back including my PPS number These guys at the top are being paid jaw dropping salaries but didn't have the cop on to see that asking for PPSN's would add fuel to the fire. In reality they didn't have to request them as there are other options available but they ran with the option that had people asking questions. Irish Water, if you are reading this - I'm on the lookout for a new job. If you employ me I can assure you that I will question every aspect of your business development plan, highlight positive and negative implications and conduct brainstorming sessions (BS for short) on how best to create a harmonious relationship between you and your customers. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
papu wrote: » They reduce your pressure and pursue you for payment. I don't see any reason why they couldn't cut people off , it happens in America when people don't pay for water.
66ad wrote: » But this isn't America they cut peoples hands off for stealing in Iran, should we do that too? What if I turned the pressure back up?