Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

[Denn Forever]

why? (genuine question)

Is it because he though he should get some of the Covid help because he could no longer claim travel expenses.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-57593854

[screenexile]

why? (genuine question)

She was doling out COVID cash to sports organisations without taking looking at bank balances or cash reserves.

RCD was facing a £900k and received £1.5m which effectively gave it the same profit as it had been making the previous 3 years!

[johnnycool]

why? (genuine question)

She was doling out COVID cash to sports organisations without taking looking at bank balances or cash reserves.

RCD was facing a £900k and received £1.5m which effectively gave it the same profit as it had been making the previous 3 years!

It was for loss of earnings so if RCD provided false evidence then they should be taken to task over it.

Cash reserves probably should have bearing but I know of self employed lads, bar owners getting covid grants and they weren't asked about their reserves either.

[Keyser soze]

You can be sure that if there is any public money being spent that there is a large amount of chicanery going on and that a fairly large percentage of it will be spaffed uselessly. The circumstances of the pandemic only served to inflate that percentage of waste.

And if anyone ever again votes for that dick that complained about not getting travel expenses they deserve all they get as he is clearly a complete gouger of the lowest order.

[Jeepers Creepers]

The report highlighted there was no requirement to consider reserves or bank balances held by clubs or organisations applying for funding.

Royal County Down Golf Club's grant was the largest paid under the scheme and was reported by the BBC's The Nolan Show.

"In this case we noted that the accounts, which were submitted with the application, showed that at December 2019 Royal County Down Golf Club had a very significant bank balance and a high level of reserves," the report found.

'Pace of deployment'
The grant also underwrote the club's profits from previous years, auditors said.

"While this underwriting of profits is likely to have been unintended, the fact it has happened was not an appropriate use of public spending," the report found.

"As an example of this, in the Royal County Down Golf Club application its accounts showed an average annual profit of £657,000 in the three years before Covid-19.

"In 2020-21 it projected a loss of £905,000 because of Covid-19.

"The grant payment made to it under SSF was £1,562,000, which not only paid for its projected loss for the year but returned it to the same profit level as in previous years".

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

You can be sure that if there is any public money being spent that there is a large amount of chicanery going on and that a fairly large percentage of it will be spaffed uselessly. The circumstances of the pandemic only served to inflate that percentage of waste.

And if anyone ever again votes for that dick that complained about not getting travel expenses they deserve all they get as he is clearly a complete gouger of the lowest order.

Oh hes just another weak link apparently, not representative at all of the party.

[skeog]

Deirdre was good on radio this morning she is sorting out the PIPS appeals fiasco many waiting years to have their appeals heard.

[Kidder81]

You can be sure that if there is any public money being spent that there is a large amount of chicanery going on and that a fairly large percentage of it will be spaffed uselessly. The circumstances of the pandemic only served to inflate that percentage of waste.

And if anyone ever again votes for that dick that complained about not getting travel expenses they deserve all they get as he is clearly a complete gouger of the lowest order.

Oh hes just another weak link apparently, not representative at all of the party.

Dermot Nicholl Sinn Fein cllr in Derry, in fairness he had others agreeing with him

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Deirdre was good on radio this morning she is sorting out the PIPS appeals fiasco many waiting years to have their appeals heard.

Sure SF introduced it 

[Tony Baloney]

Expenses as part of income is just another example of the public sector mindset, similar to sick leave being an extension of annual leave and must be used ensure the maximum number of days off.

[trailer]

I love Deirdre. Her ability not to see things that happened in a bar she was drinking in is the loyalty to Ireland we need.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

I love Deirdre. Her ability not to see things that happened in a bar she was drinking in is the loyalty to Ireland we need.

The Tardis Toilet Event

[smelmoth]

I love Deirdre. Her ability not to see things that happened in a bar she was drinking in is the loyalty to Ireland we need.

I am with you. It's her steadfastness and single minded determination that I find so admirable.

Her absolute commitment to being one of 17 people in a small toilet cubicle was so resolute that she was undeterred by the commotion that goes with a man being stabbed to death in the next room.

We are all in safe hands

[Kickham csc]

Expenses as part of income is just another example of the public sector mindset, similar to sick leave being an extension of annual leave and must be used ensure the maximum number of days off.

As part of their job, they have to travel to meet general pubic at meetings or other informal meetings e.g. housing application issues at local sites) Travel payments are provided to enable them to do it while out of pocket.

If that funding was removed, would they be in the right to not travel or meet people to help them out.

I know this is an easy topic to take a pop shot at politicians, but this is a genuine question. Otherwise, would they be in their rights for a tax deduction on payments for petrol to enable them to carry out their pubic duties

[Franko]

Expenses as part of income is just another example of the public sector mindset, similar to sick leave being an extension of annual leave and must be used ensure the maximum number of days off.

As part of their job, they have to travel to meet general pubic at meetings or other informal meetings e.g. housing application issues at local sites) Travel payments are provided to enable them to do it while out of pocket.

If that funding was removed, would they be in the right to not travel or meet people to help them out.

I know this is an easy topic to take a pop shot at politicians, but this is a genuine question. Otherwise, would they be in their rights for a tax deduction on payments for petrol to enable them to carry out their pubic duties

Nonsense.  The expenses are just that.  To cover expenses.

If people are profiting from claiming these expenses, by default, they are either claiming too much or the rate of payment is too high.

Tony is bang on.