Comments on: Mary Harney: Death is no Relief http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Al Payne http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6525 Al Payne Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:37:48 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6525 Cf - There have been 480 extra employed since the HBs became HSE and there are managers stepping about with no real position or responsibility but still getting top pay. Even with that the HSE has to employ 'expert' after 'expert' and 'consultant' after 'consultant' to do the work for them as they do not have the capability. Madness and we can do nothing about it except write to sites like this. Re. death tax for nursing home - surely parents will sign over their possessions before they enter the nursing home and will have no assets to pay the 15%? Cf – There have been 480 extra employed since the HBs became HSE and there are managers stepping about with no real position or responsibility but still getting top pay. Even with that the HSE has to employ ‘expert’ after ‘expert’ and ‘consultant’ after ‘consultant’ to do the work for them as they do not have the capability. Madness and we can do nothing about it except write to sites like this. Re. death tax for nursing home – surely parents will sign over their possessions before they enter the nursing home and will have no assets to pay the 15%?

]]> By: cf http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6463 cf Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:56:08 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6463 I would have no problem with this if I thought that it was needed and would be wisely spent. However this 15% death tax will simply add to the billions already pumped into the health black hole. I suspect a large chunk of this new tax will actually be spent on benchmarking the pay (but not the conditions) of thousands of time wasters in the HSE. It will also be thrown at IT systems that do not work and are no closer to being introduced today than they were 2 years ago. The HSE is moral corruption on a massive scale. In the last couple of years we have had a 15% death tax a 2% health levy a 6% increase on health insurance. Well before we have any more taxes to fund Spanish holidays and 07 reg cars for HSE pencil pushers I want to know how many Health board civil servants lost their jobs in cost cutting for the "streamlined HSE"? Not a single one of the wasters. Oh and by the way will the for sale sign go up on the house while the family are at the funeral or will they be given a couple of days to pack their bags and find alternative accommodation. I would have no problem with this if I thought that it was needed and would be wisely spent. However this 15% death tax will simply add to the billions already pumped into the health black hole. I suspect a large chunk of this new tax will actually be spent on benchmarking the pay (but not the conditions) of thousands of time wasters in the HSE. It will also be thrown at IT systems that do not work and are no closer to being introduced today than they were 2 years ago. The HSE is moral corruption on a massive scale.

In the last couple of years we have had a 15% death tax a 2% health levy a 6% increase on health insurance. Well before we have any more taxes to fund Spanish holidays and 07 reg cars for HSE pencil pushers I want to know how many Health board civil servants lost their jobs in cost cutting for the “streamlined HSE”? Not a single one of the wasters.

Oh and by the way will the for sale sign go up on the house while the family are at the funeral or will they be given a couple of days to pack their bags and find alternative accommodation.

]]> By: Mark Dowling http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6462 Mark Dowling Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:17:58 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6462 In Toronto they do the same with property taxes - old people can defer them and it's taken out of the estate. http://www.toronto.ca/taxes/tax_relief.htm In Toronto they do the same with property taxes – old people can defer them and it’s taken out of the estate.
http://www.toronto.ca/taxes/tax_relief.htm

]]> By: tomcosgrave http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6459 tomcosgrave Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:08:32 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6459 I wasn't seeing anything except a link to your site, and then the name of your site with a link. Seems okay now. Apologies. I wasn’t seeing anything except a link to your site, and then the name of your site with a link. Seems okay now. Apologies.

]]> By: Brian Boru http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6453 Brian Boru Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:50:55 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6453 Look what Harney is proposing is a fairer system than what was their already and operated by successive govts don't forget a Labour minister Brendan Corish introduced the nursing-home charges in the first place glass houses and stones etc. Look what Harney is proposing is a fairer system than what was their already and operated by successive govts don’t forget a Labour minister Brendan Corish introduced the nursing-home charges in the first place glass houses and stones etc.

]]> By: Simon http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6451 Simon Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:39:01 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6451 I they are supposed to be cartoons with a link to the news story. But for some reason they don't come up here. You can upload them to the server here if you like green ink. I will look into why the images are not always coming up. Nice one by the way I they are supposed to be cartoons with a link to the news story. But for some reason they don’t come up here. You can upload them to the server here if you like green ink. I will look into why the images are not always coming up. Nice one by the way

]]> By: Green Ink http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6450 Green Ink Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:26:50 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6450 Missing the point Tom? And where is the "plug"? Missing the point Tom? And where is the “plug”?

]]> By: tomcosgrave http://www.irishelection.com/2006/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-6448 tomcosgrave Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/mary-harney-death-is-no-relief/#comment-6448 Stop plugging for your own website and write an article here, why don't you? Stop plugging for your own website and write an article here, why don’t you?

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