The Brexodus

[Rat Catcher]

I suggest you appeal, DM.

[dalymount]

Appeal what ?  In not working so it dont bother me one way or the other.it was just out of curiosity I rang them

[Rat Catcher]

If you're not working it's not an issue but, if you were, you ought to appeal. I recall you telling us that your takings dropped by 35% on account of the pandemic. That would entitle you to claim provided you wouldn't refuse any offer of alternative employment or some such.

[Shallowhal]

It does seem a tad unfair under the wage subsidy scheme that an employee can receive the 350 and have their income topped up by their employer,whereas we,self employed can't top up our PUP by going out to work.

[Rat Catcher]

You can. You could also pay yourself a wage and claim under the wage subsidy scheme instead, your choice. DM is one of those who tells us everything about his business hence we can draw definite conclusions in his case. He told us the pandemic caused his takings to drop by 35% and he had previously told us that his business would not be viable if his takings fell below €35/hour. 1 + 1 = PUP for as long as he is <66.

[Punter]

Well the Minister was on with Pat Kenny early on in April and the shit was hitting the fan about the students --and he asked her about self employed and she said anybody whose business was effected by a drop of 25% or more and then went on to cite Taxi Drivers--saying if a Driver normally did 12/14 jobs a day and now only done 4 or 5 --of course they would be entitled to claim as their business fucked !

Now I will go a step further --I was on to NTA 3 weeks ago by mail querying about my renewal due in July--I got the standard answer --Nct within 90 days  etc--so I phoned them, 28 min waiting --this bird comes on Nct required etc --I tell her they are not open for current License applications and are only doing expired up to March and lift completions-not likely to have caught up in time for me-not her affair --thats the rule  !

So the Grunts state standard practice as it says in manual --but the Minister says there is a deviation so who do you believe--after all the 350 is taxable as Revenue insists as is the Employer wage subsidy except one is for Corporate world and one for Private Sector !

[Shallowhal]

@Punter,
The robots in the NTA are just that,
I was caught up in the NCT lift debacle,passed the two thirds test but at that stage no lifts were available in any of the centres.....i did contact my solicitor at the time for advice,first off,you have to mitigate your losses(i.e: rent a taxi) and then take both NTA and their agent NCTS to court for losses incurred,
Deansgrange then started operating two of their lifts and i got an appointment at 11pm of a damp Tues night,i think by the time i got my suitability and passed i had a week to go before my licence expired.....but i was the one doin all of the runnin around.

[Rat Catcher]

The Minister is correct as far as self-employed PUP is concerned, Punter. If you get/got cut off ring DSP and explain your circumstances. If they don't give you your money back get on to Richard Boyd Barrett or your local PBP TD if you have one. I woulda thought you'd get an NCT and Suitability Inspection before July as both services are now open?

[Shallowhal]

Are the lifts operational in all NCT centres,was that still an issue at the time they closed?

[Rat Catcher]

Dunno but Ken got a National Car Test appointment for 29 June down below in Cork.

[Shallowhal]

Dunno but Ken got a National Car Test appointment for 29 June down below in Cork.

Just in time for the next phase!!

[dalymount]

Rat please explain what your on about in relation to the comments you made earlier

[Rat Catcher]

Which comments... I made several, none of which were intentionally cryptic.

[Lizzzy]

Laughing

[Shallowhal]

The Cryptic Catcher.