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Deis Fostaíochta—Employment Opportunity

Tá folúntas páirtaimseartha d’oibrí séasúrach ag Baile Saoire Árainn Mhór. I measc na cúramaí a bheas i gceist beidh dualgais cothabhála agus cúramaí glantacháin agus níocháin Beidh uaireanta neamhrialta i gceist lena n-airítear an tráthnóna agus an deireadh seachtaine. Iarratais i scríbhinn roimh an 12 Márta, 2012 chuig An Rúnaí , Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór, Co Dhún na nGall

A vacancy exists for a part-time seasonal cleaner at Baile Saoire Árainn Mhór. Duties will include upkeep of cottages, cleaning & laundry. Hours of work will vary and will include evenings and weekends. Applications in writing before 12 March 2012 to An Rúnaí, Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór, Co Dhún na nGall.

Know Your Rights B: Tax on social welfare payments

Question

I don’t really understand how social welfare payments are taxed. Can you explain?

Answer

If you have a social welfare payment and another source of income, you may have to pay tax on your combined income. Some social welfare payments are not taxable, but most long-term payments, such as old age pensions or widowed people’s pensions are. Illness Benefit and Invalidity Pension are also taxable.
Your taxable social welfare payment and your other income are added together. You are taxed on the total amount. There is no mechanism for taxing your social welfare pension at source (before it is paid to you). Your other income determines how tax due is paid.
For example, you are getting a State Pension (Contributory) and an occupational pension. Your occupational pension is taxed through the PAYE system in the same way as a wage or salary. This means that you get your tax credits in the normal way.
In order to tax your social welfare pension, your annual tax credits are reduced by the tax liability on your social welfare pension. You then effectively pay tax on both the pensions, but it is collected from the occupational pension. For higher incomes, the standard rate cut-off point will also be reduced. The technical term for this is coding-in of credits. The same arrangement applies if you have income from a job as well as a social welfare pension.
If your social welfare pension was not coded in, you would have to pay tax as a self-employed person and in a lump sum by 31 October each year.
If your other source of income is not taxed on the PAYE system, for example, you have investment income or you have an occupational pension from abroad, then you are classed as a self-employed person and your tax is payable annually by self-assessment, due by 31 October each year.

Further information is available from the Citizens Information Centre below.

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Dungloe Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public. Tel: 0761 07 5430 Address: Dungloe Public Services Centre, Gweedore Road, Dungloe. Information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens Information Phone Service, 0761 07 4000.

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Know Your Rights: JobBridge

Question I lost my job last year and I heard that there is a work experience scheme which will give me an extra payment on top of my Jobseeker’s Benefit. Can you tell me more about it?
Answer
JobBridge is a national internship scheme providing work experience opportunities for unemployed people. Participants in the scheme are offered an internship of between 6 and 9 months with a host organisation. If you take up an internship you can keep your social welfare payment and you will get an extra €50 per week. You work as an intern in a host organisation for at least 30, and for no more than 40 hours a week.

To be eligible for the JobBridge scheme you must be unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance or signing on for credits for a total of 3 months or more in the last 6 months. (Periods spent on the Back to Education Allowance, VTOS, FÁS/Fáilte Ireland training courses, Youthreach, FIT, Community Employment Schemes, Tús, the Rural Social Scheme, Back to Work Scheme, Job Initiative or Job Assist may count towards meeting the eligibility for JobBridge).
If you are eligible for the scheme you can check the current internship opportunities on jobbridge.ie. When you have identified an internship, you apply to the host organisation as specified in the advertisement. If the host organisation selects you it will give you an eligibility form to be stamped by your Social Welfare Local Office. You should return the completed form to your local FÁS office, your LES (Local Employment Service) office or JobBridge.
You can find out more about the scheme on jobbridge.ie. The scheme is open to applications until 30 June 2013.
Further information is available from the Citizens Information Centre below.
Know Your Rights has been compiled by Dungloe Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public.
Tel: 0761 07 5430 Address: Dungloe Public Services Centre, Gweedore Road, Dungloe. Information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens Information Phone Service, 0761 07 4000.

Scéim Scoláireachta - Scholarship Scheme 2012

SCÉIM SÓISIALTA TUAITHE (SST) /RURAL SOCIAL SCHEME (RSS)

Tá Comhar na nOileán ag lorg iarratais ar thograí don tréimhse

01 Aibreán 2012 go 31 Márta 2013

Comhar na nOileán Teo are looking for project applications for the period 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2013

Cineál Tograí

• Slite slímharcáilte, cosáin chomhaontaithe agus bóithre portaigh a chothabháil agus a fheabhsú • Obair chothabhála comhshaoil - cothabháil agus airíochas saoráidí pobail agus spóirt

• Obair chaomhnaithe fuinnimh do dhaoine scothaosta agus do dhaoine ar beag a n-acmhainní saolta • Tionscadail a bhaineann le hionaid chultúrtha agus oidhreachta sheachbhrabúsacha

• Tionscadail d'fhonn na sráidbhailte agus an tuath a fheabhsú • Riarachán pobail / Dualgais chléireachais

• Cúram sóisialta, cúram do sheandaoine agus cúram pobail do ghrúpaí réamhscoile agus iarscoile araon • Tograí eile pobal bhunaithe a thugtar faoi deara i rith tréimhse na scéime

Types of Projects

• Projects relating to maintenance and enhancement of waymarked ways, agreed walks, bog roads etc.; • Environmental maintenance work – maintenance and caretaking of community and sporting facilities;

• Energy conservation work for elderly and less well off; • Projects relating to not for profit cultural and heritage centres;

• Village and countryside enhancement projects; • Community Administration/Clerical duties:

• Social care and care of the elderly, community after-school support groups and community pre-schooling support groups; • Any other appropriate community-based projects that may be identified during the course of the scheme.

Ní mór plean sonrach a bheith le gach iarratas ag taispeáint sceideal ama le haghaidh tascanna éagsúla faoin togra agus ba cheart sonraí a thabhairt maidir le ábhar srl. a bheidh iarratasóirí ábalta cuir ar fáil.

Project applications must be accompanied by a detailed plan indicating the timetable for completion of various tasks under the application and proposals should outline the contribution to be made by the applicants by way of materials etc.

Seol iarratais chuig / Forward applications to:

Comhar na nOileán, Inis Oírr, Oileáin Árann, Co. na Gaillimhe
R-phost/E-mail: grainne@oileain.ie Facs/Fax: 099 75103

Roimh 2 Márta 2012 / Before 2 March 2012

Scéim Eangúcháín na nGliomach 2012 - National Lobster Notching Scheme 2012

Beidh BIM ag glacadh le hiarratais faoin Scéim Eangúcháín Gliomach 2012 suas go dtí an 16 Márta 2012. Ní mór d’iarrthóirí a gcuid iarratais a bheith istigh ag BIM roimh dheireadh an lae ar an 16 Márta 2012.


BIM are accepting applications for the National Lobster Notching Scheme 2012 until 16 March 2012. Applications must be lodged with BIM before close of business on 16 March 2012.

Coach Education & Master Class Series – Spring 2012

Donegal Sports Partnership in association with the North West Club Development & Coaching Network presents the Coach Education & Master Class Series – Spring 2012

Master Classes 2012
§ Strength & Conditioning Workshop: 10 March (Letterkenny)
§ Coaching Triathlon: 24 March (Letterkenny)
§ Sports Event Management: 28 March (Letterkenny )
§ Performance Psychology for Coaches - Innovative methods for young athletes & teams: 31 Marc(Letterkenny)
§ Junior Golf Club Workshop: 16 April (Letterkenny Golf Club)
§ Practical Golf Skills Clinic: 30 April (Strabane Golf Club)

Training Programmes
§ Sli Na Slainte Walking Leaders Training: 23-25 March, Letterkenny
§ Mountain Skills 1: 24-25 March (Gartan OEC, Church Hill)
§ Mountain Skills 2: 28-29 April (Gartan OEC, Church Hill)
§ Code of Ethics & Good Practise for Children’s Sport: (3-hours)
§ Childrens Officer Training: (6-hours)

Further details—check out Donegal Sports Partnership website: www.activedonegal.com or Email: info@activedonegal.com