ANY GRANTS

[john m]

FOR TAXI DRIVERS WHO WILL BE GREATLY RESTRICTED BY LOCKED DOWN STREETS FROM EARNING A WAGE

THE Government has been urged to help local authorities fund outdoor dining 'hubs' to ensure restaurants, cafes and gastro-pubs are prepared for any delay in sanctioning indoor dining over the summer due to Covid-19.

The plea came as the Government and local councils were warned that catering operations must have an expanded outdoor capacity if indoor dining controls persist throughout the summer.

A €4,000 grant per restaurant or gastro-pub has already been offered by the Government to support "an outdoor summer."

However, restaurant and gastro-pub owners said special dining 'hubs' and the continental atmosphere they generate in cities and towns hold the key to successful summer trading given ongoing pandemic controls.

Cork is examining erecting a special 'weather roof' over a city centre street, Waterford is campaigning for a designed outdoor dining hub in a pedestrianised zone and several towns are considering closing streets from 5pm to facilitate on-street eating.

While some councils have provided grants to enable restaurant owners to expand their outdoor catering capacity, business owners want a coordinated national approach from the Government so that every city and town can offer street dining 'hubs' for the peak 'staycation' boom this summer.

Cork City Council director of services, David Joyce, said the development of on-street dining on Princes Street in Cork city centre last summer was a runaway triumph - with the council amongst the first to provide grants to help restaurants, cafes and gastro-pubs to have an outdoor offering.

Princes Street - which boasts a concentration of restaurants and pubs - generated national headlines as it was remodelled to resemble a French or Italian tourist area.

                       

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Local restaurants saw business soar - and bookings for outdoor tables were at a premium since the partial pedestrianisation on June 29.

“It was a rip-roaring success and generated a lot of praise," Mr Joyce said.

[Cool Boola]

I usta get 2 Grants on Eastenders....Lost one of the
Grants. Never got anything from them. 2 baldy useless ffucks. ...Wheres me pills

[john m]

A €4,000 grant per restaurant or gastro-pub has already been offered by the Government to support "an outdoor summer."Capel Street,Dame Street ,Merrion Row ,South William all blocked off .You would need to be a Seagull to get around the City and Seagulls shitting on your dinner or swiping your Nachos as you eat like a pig out in the open .Poor Blindpeople or Girls with Kids in prams or old Ladies on walking frames or likely lads who were kneecapped in electric Wheelchairs wont be able to negotiate the dangerous City Streets without bumping into a table ans spilling hot beverages all over customers .The Four Goldmines will be busy with claims .Will FBD or anyone else write insurance for street dining .

[Jack Meoff]

Handy grant of 20k if one goes leccie car,
If ones car has 300k on it or near end of life

[Shallowhal]

Handy grant of 20k if one goes leccie car,
If ones car has 300k on it or near end of life

Still looking at putting 25k of your own(or the banks) with that grant....but it is interesting.

[john m]

Handy grant of 20k if one goes leccie car,
If ones car has 300k on it or near end of life

Still looking at putting 25k of your own(or the banks) with that grant....but it is interesting.

Be interesting to see the wear and tare over a few years what they would be like on say 300.000 or 400,000 KM

[silverbullet]

Handy grant of 20k if one goes leccie car,
If ones car has 300k on it or near end of life

Ermy is near end of life, does he qualify?

[mercenary for hire]

Erm it would take me 20 years to cover that mileage...

For the average grafter 3/5 years from an electric taxi would be the max IMO until some cheap batteries can be sourced.

[watty]

Not an expert but I think it's the fast chargers that kills the battery.  If you consistently slow-charged at home, the battery would last longer.  Whether you'd get 5 or 10 years taxiing out of it, I don't know.  But MG are offering a 7 year/150,000 km "general warranty (incl battery)" on their MG5 EV.  So MG believe their EV will do 150,000 km without any bother?

[mercenary for hire]

I'm sure they'll last and operate just fine but they do degrade like your mobile phone battery over time.It won't have the same capacity when it is getting the miles put on it.You mightn't even notice it but it could be down 10/20% range after a few years.

The only way around it is to buy the biggest battery you can afford but that costs even more.I firmly believe this will catch some lads out and the NTA should have kept the grants for hybrids until there's a better charging network built.

A bigger problem is right now there is no way to replace an electric car battery cheaply if it's out of warranty.A decent size leaf battery cannot be found for less than 6/8k.Something to think about.If the drivers with the Kia e niros as taxis have an accident where the batteries are damaged they could be months waiting for parts.

[john m]

YES or NO answer .If you could have an EV for 23/25K on the road would you ......NO .what about the rest of you .

[watty]

Yes.

MG5 EV €28,000 minus €20k grant = €8k

That was my plan anyways until I figured out the NTA won't give you the grant until you've bought the car and plated it up 

[mercenary for hire]

It's not a simple yes or no.Yes I'd probably give it a go but I'm only doing it because it will be cheaper than running and purchasing another Prius.

The grant conditions do frighten me though.If you take the grant you're required to replace the leccy car with another one if it gets written off.What if the insurance doesn't pay out or you don't have fully comp?.How do you finance the car without the grant the second time?Many questions and not too many answers on the NTA website.

[markmiwurdz]

Yes.

MG5 EV €28,000 minus €20k grant = €8k

That was my plan anyways until I figured out the NTA won't give you the grant until you've bought the car and plated it up 

Think you would be treated as  a business customer so your price would be + 5K minus the 20K grant.


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[markmiwurdz]

Still a new car for 13.5K.