RTÉ - Liveline
Summary: Joe Duffy talks to the Irish public about affairs of the day.
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Worries about the possible closure of the Lufthansa aircraft facility in Dublin was discussed on today's programme.
More retialers tell us of the effect of credit card fraud on their business.
The SUSI college grant system has been causing problems for some Liveline listeners.
Changes to collection charges in Dublin city mean that older people will now have to pay more for waste collection.
Ned is a farmer. He has just found out that he needs to get a license to pull a trailer above 750 kilos. He has discovered he has to sit a theory test and get a provisional licens for that in a test centre. He talks to Joe.
Padraigs wife recenlty had to get a number of pain relief injections. His health insurer VHI paid €500 to the doctor and €500 to the facility. When he changed to Aviva they paid €200 to the doctor and €250 to the facility. It is the same doctor, the same procedure and the same facility. He talks to Joe.
Annette lives in Dublin 15. Irish Water are currently installing water metres near her and she says they are blocking peoples driveways and blocking roads. She is part of a campaign that is protesting against the installation of water metres.
As another rise in private health insurance is on the horizon Sophie has just one question - what is the plan if all people leave voluntary Health Insurance in Ireland. What will the impact be on the public health system. She has given up her private health insurance because she can’t afford it anymore.
Kieran’s mother fell yesterday outside the church in Inchicore. She is in her seventies. She banged her head and hit the ground, dislocated her shoulder, broke her wrist. A passerby called an ambulance. It took 55 minutes to get an ambulance to her. When they arrived at the hospital there were three ambulances waiting outside to get their trollies back.
Carmel wants to know why she has to pay property tax for a house she will not own in 2014, she will have sold her home by the end of 2013 and other callers question why they should pay for a house they are selling
Mark Cardosi spoke to Joe. Mark is an attorney in Ohio who was born in Sean Ross Abbey in 1957 and adopted by an American couple in 1958. He says he is extremely thankful for his life that has included a wonderful wife and two beautiful daughters, two loving parents and three great siblings and an extremely rewarding career, which all started in 1957 in Sean Ross Abbey in Co. Tipperary.
Olivia went to her local National Driver Licence Service centre to renew her driving licence. It was chaotic. There was only one booth operating with about 20 people waiting and no ticket machine. She was waiting for over 2 hours. A lot of elderly people who were there did not have the correct documents with them because they dont have internet access.
Kate is annoyed at the way the National Payment Plan is being implemented. The plan is to get more payments to and from the Government online.
Margaret's son Paul is 26 and paraplegic and has had a lot of medical complications since birth. In 2009 they moved house to accomodate his needs. She has discovered that someone in her situation is not exempt from the Local Property Tax.
Greyhound Bins have changed their payment plans and Tony spoke to Joe about how much his bins has been increased by.