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AROUND 1,200 HOMEOWNERS have applied not to pay the Local Property Tax due to pyrite damage in their homes.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan confirmed that the Revenue Commissioners have received the self-assessments from the property owners so far and has accepted the claims at face value.
In order to be eligible not to pay the property tax because of pyrite, a homeowner has to get a certificate from an engineer or a geologist confirming the presence of significant pyrite damage.
Pyrite is a cheap building material which was used frequently in some parts of the country during the property boom. It swells and can cause major structural damage which costs tens of thousands of euros to fix.
A 2012 report by an independent panel established by then-Environment Minister Phil Hogan identified 10,300 homes that may have been damaged by pyrite.
Minister Noonan said that the Revenue Commissioners have begun reviewing all the applications.
“The Commissioners have confirmed that claims for exemption may be reviewed and where necessary the Commissioners will seek a copy of the certificate to verify the validity of the claim,” he said.
“The Commissioners have informed me that they have begun their review process and have requested a copy of the certificate confirming the presence of significant pyritic damage from a number of property owners in support of their pyrite exemption claim”.
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incredible works of art? not really… just some guy taking a few snaps using a a 8MP camera with some filters!
How do you know if someone has an iPhone?
They tell you
Apple IPhones are great phones though. I have one myself and would never think of changing it.
How do you know if someone doesn’t? They tell that joke.
This basically reads like an ad for Apple
Kinda like the Netflix articles they’ve been doing lately!
Yawn. A rooted Galaxy S4 with a custom Rom is superior to Iphone 6 in every way. Apple are just masters of marketing.
Key word there is rooted!
Yawn, another hurt and insecure android guy has to write how android is better – which wasn’t even a discussed topic or point in above article :)
How much does Apple pay the Journal for advertising, I remember the iPhone 6 was released you had about 6 different articles in the space of 2 days for a vastly ovrraated and overpriced phone.
not as much as the ICI. Apple is once a month.
Had an iphone for a few years, loved it. Got a Nokia lumia, took a while to get use to their sub standard apps, but the battery life is so much better. The iphone is nothing special anymore, just the app store that keeps it at no.1 imho
Of course battery is better, if so few apps you just never use it…
battery power is an issue, theres packs you can get but… still, i’d have a pain in my face having 2-3 devices not compatible with each other. a kindle, a samsung and a macbook wouldn’t work for me. iOS apps are better designed, they sell more as well.
Mine is bigger than yours posts. Boring boys and their toys. Mines a hand me down from my son.
Apple master race
If I use a micro SD card with adapter in my Canon camera I can have a photo up on the net in about five minutes if I want. I just swap the card out to my Samsung Galaxy and share straight from there.
Sorry but I can have a photo from my “traditional” camera edited and shared within 5 mins using a USB OTG adaptor and a DSLR control app
thats not traditional.
Nerddddddddd alert
Apple Watch Sport – YouTube
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