Monthly Archives: January 2012

RTE News: Personal Insolvency Bill

We are delighted at the announcement of the new Personal Insolvency Bill and while there are issues around it (as there would be with any new legislation); on the main we are satisfied that it is fit for purpose and is a big step in the right direction.

RTE The Frontline: Household charge, 23rd January 2012

As far as a ‘system of taxation’ goes, we think that less income tax is a great idea, that instead site valuations and local costs or spending should be borne by the locality and paid to the local authority. That means that the Household Charge – while regressive – is the right type of tax being levied in the wrong way.

TV3 The Morning Show

We were pleased to appear on The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin to talk about health insurance, car insurance and credit unions

RTE News on 2: Banking Story, 5th January 2012

We were pleased to feature on this story by Paul Colgan of RTE about banking and rates charged by different lenders. He also considered whether or not future ECB rate cuts would be passed on to borrowers.

RTE News at 9 on CSO Property statistics

In this clip we gave some opinion on the property and credit market, and how it is affecting prices.

TV3 The Morning Show – Personal finance for the new year

This time on the Morning Show we talked about ideas for personal finance in the new year, how to get ‘financially fit’ and some simple steps to help get you there.