We Irish, the people that is, not the
Muppets in so called government, need to tell the Troica to stuff
their “slash and grab from the needy and vulnerable” ideas up
their jerseys.
You see it's my belief that the so
called demands are not their own ideas, it's because our Muppet
Master and his sidekick The Minister for Smoke and Mirrors nodded at
the wrong time and at the wrong meeting with the Chopper and His Hole
in the Wall Gang.
Our lot were just nodding off for a
snooze after a nice lunch of whatever Europe is currently feeding
them for lunch: as distinct from what Europe are currently feeding
all of us in B-Sh-one-T, and slept through the next hour or so and
then woke up and attempted to say “I'm OK!” in embarrassment and
now The Troica think they have permission for some really silly
ideas.
Look lads and lassies I have some money
saving ideas. Our Ex Ministers have a pension fund that pays them
collectively €8.86 Million yearly. Chop that Chopper.
The taxpayer will have to foot the bill
for T D’s and Senators expenses this year to the tune of a massive
€40 million. Chop that Chopper.
The members of the Oireachtas are
entitled to claim expenses under ten separate headings.
Dual Abode Allowance- A Minister or a
Minister of State, may claim for a second residence. The allowance is
confined to office holders who represent constituencies outside
Dublin. (Dublin City or Dublin County?) The dual abode allowance may
be claimed on owned, rented or hotel accommodation (How many stars?
Won't be a Hostel anyhow.) and covers mortgage and interest
repayments, (What Limit?) auctioneers and solicitors fees and all
maintenance costs (Pizza Deliveries?) including light, heating,
repairs and insurance. Chop that Chopper.
Constituency Office Grant- This grant
is paid on a once off basis when a Deputy is first elected to
establish and equip a Constituency Office. The allowance is claimed
on the basis of a declaration of expenses incurred by way of a signed
form. (Jays-us! Do they surrender the office when we turf them
out? No they operate their business from it - allegedly) Chop that
Chopper.
Constituency Office Maintenance
Allowance- This is an annual allowance which is claimed by Deputies
who have constituency offices. This allowance is paid to cover rent,
rates, ( Do we get Rates Refunds?) light heat etc. in
constituency offices. Payment is made twice yearly in January and
July on production of a signed declaration that the Deputy is
incurring expenses (Pizza Deliveries?) in maintaining a constituency
office. Chop that Chopper.
Telephone Allowance- an Annual
Allowance is paid to Deputies from the date of their election to the
Houses of the Oireachtas. The payment to Senators is also paid. This
allowance is to cover all telephone costs (Whisper, whisper –
even calls to Debbie does...?) incurred by a Member. The allowance is
unvouched. Chop that Chopper.
Miscellaneous Expense- Annual allowance
unvouched allowance is paid to Deputies and Senators. This allowance
is unvouched and paid with the Member’s salary from the date of
election to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Chop that Chopper.
Constituency Travel Allowance- There
are three constituency bands of travel allowance based on the size
of the constituency from which a Deputy is elected. This allowance is
unvouched and is paid with the Deputy’s salary from the date of
election to the Dáil. Chop that Chopper.
Mobile Phone Allowances are claimed on
production of an original receipt from the service provider. Members
purchase the mobile phone and are refunded the amount every 18
months. Chop that Chopper
Travel The Travel Allowance is recouped
through a one-way-journey allocation, permitting Members living at
locations greater than 24.135 kilometres (15 miles) from the Houses
to recoup up to a given amount of one-way-journeys in 1 week. The
number of one-way-journeys permitted is based on the distance between
the Member’s home and the Houses of the Oireachtas and ranges from
10 trips for those below 40km to 3 trips for those over 272km. These
trips can be claimed without the need for any verification. Chop that
Chopper.
