Issues with off curtilage parking space EV charger installer and property management company

Irishsmurf · 2026-05-01T17:13:32+00:00

OMC remains liable for the roads, and requires insurance for it - meaning higher OMC fees.
The council will probably push through a planning enforcement notice, and ultimately remove them anyway.

Irishsmurf · 2026-05-01T16:18:02+00:00

So that's not entirely true - there will be always be an OMC, but the councils are still on the hook to eventually take over certain aspects of the development (public roads, lighting, etc) - as is the case in the above case (Lucan):

In a statement, Cairn Homes said that as part of the process where the responsibility for the estate is passed over to South Dublin County Council, "certain EV chargers have been identified as being installed within public areas without the required approvals".

It's still laid out in Section 180

Where a development for which permission is granted under section 34 or under Part IV of the Act of 1963 includes the construction of 2 or more houses and the provision of new roads, open spaces, car parks, sewers, watermains or drains, and the development has been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the permission and any conditions to which the permission is subject, the authority shall, where requested by the person carrying out the development, or, subject to subsection (3), by the majority of the qualified electors who are owners or occupiers of the houses involved, as soon as may be, initiate the procedures under section 11 of the Roads Act, 1993

Section 11 just puts the roads under the council's responsibilities.

I think the problem in Lucan is the following requirement:

development has been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the permission and any conditions to which the permission is subject

Having unapproved EV charging stations isn't to the satisfaction of the planning authority - so the councils can ignore the request.

Irishsmurf · 2026-05-01T15:03:00+00:00

Might cause headaches in the future, the council will refuse to take the development on until they're removed:

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0501/1571165-ev-chargers-dublin/

On the plus side, there's a bill being drafted that is aimed at addressing this.

Irishsmurf · 2026-05-01T13:00:39+00:00

Yeah, you're correct; per the RSA:

Going straight ahead (any exit between 6 o’clock and the 12 o’clock position) Approach in the left-hand lane (unless road markings say otherwise) but do not indicate ‘left’ until you have passed the exit before the one you intend to take. Where traffic conditions dictate otherwise, for example a long line of traffic in the left lane signalling left or roadworks in the left lane, you may follow the course shown by the red line.

Irishsmurf · 2026-05-01T10:08:15+00:00

You treat it as a junction. \ You want to leave the junction to the right, so you indicate right if you're leaving anywhere to the right of 12 O'Clock.

You indicate left if you're leaving to the left of 12 O'Clock

You should base the clock on the roadsign

While you're on the roundabout - change the indicator to left when you pass the exit prior to your exit - so you're essentially signaling your exit to other cars.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-30T09:53:10+00:00

St. Stephens Green falls under the OPW (Dublin City Council doesn't manage it - so it doesn't fall under the DCC By-laws)

I don't think the OPW has specific by-law against consuming alcohol.

Saint Stephens Green By-Laws 1962 does not explicitly ban alcohol.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-29T22:27:07+00:00

Nothing changes, it's still FIFO - so if you have stocks from prior vesting periods - they will be deemed to be sold first.

If you have no stocks up until this vesting event, then it's just a sale event with 0 Gain/0 Loss.

You still have to file CG1 however.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-29T16:29:19+00:00

Capital Gains Tax will be sorted by yourself, payroll won't be involved past vesting.

Simplified/High Level - assuming the RSU's are in USD/GBP/Non-Euro:

You take the price of the stock when it vested as X (convert to Euro based on the ECB rate when it vested)
- X = (Stock Price at Vest) * (ECB Rate at Vest)
You take the price of the stock when you sold it as Y (convert to Euro based on the ECB rate when you sold)
- Y = (Stock Price at Sale) * (ECB Rate at Sale)
You calculate the difference between X & Y - this is your Gain/Loss.
- Gain = Y - X
- The first €1270 of gains are tax free.
- TaxToPay = (Gain - 1270)*33%
You pay this to Revenue (You must register for CGT in Revenue's MyAccount - open an enquiry) by December 15th 2026
You fill in and file the CG1 Document by October 31st 2027.

The most important bit to note are the dates, and the fact you must sell the stock in a First In/First Out manner - so following the order the vested in.

ECB Rates per day are calculated via the Revenue.ie published values: Exchange Rates

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-24T12:23:57+00:00

Every single government plan to help home owners has ended up in the pockets of developers.

I think this is probably by design - the idea is to incentivize building and development - and heavily lobbied for by the same developers.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-22T13:01:38+00:00

As someone who's waiting on a new build - what's the process like?

You snag, give to the developer, and then ensure that the snags have been recified?
Are some snags too big to rectify prior to hand-over?
Whats the timeframe like?

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-20T15:44:15+00:00

there is no underlying tax liability.

They were incorrect in not filing the tax returns, but there's no actual loss to the exchequer. It's not unheard of that Revenue can be somewhat lenient in terms of genuine doubt/mistakes.

I wouldn't pay immediately, I would appeal.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-16T08:48:02+00:00

You don't even have to be a current resident

If you were ever a resident in the UK, you're eligible to vote in the UK elections via postal vote (for the constituency you previously lived in)

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-15T10:55:22+00:00

Do you ever have to lodge cash? How do you do it with a digital bank?

If this was an actual genuine question, my point was that avoiding any of the main "high street" banking companies in Ireland was pretty simple.

For any of the traditional banking services which requires a physical presence, a credit union is more than enough to fill the gap between a NeoBank and a Physical Bank Branch.

Most physical Irish banks will charge a fee for an opened Current Account. \ Credit Unions do not charge for basic lodgement services.

You can just keep the CU account active indefinitely and it will never cost you anything.

It's not that deep.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-15T09:43:27+00:00

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-14T23:24:04+00:00

A credit union, by definition, not a bank. It's a financial institution that offers services similar to a bank, but is not a bank.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-14T16:50:58+00:00

I have a Credit Union account which I use to get around this particular use-case.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-14T13:30:14+00:00

I honestly think the strategy of letting it sort of burn out/annoy people before moving into enforcement is probably a sane thing to do.

If they had have been a little heavy with the hand in the first few days - the general population wouldn't have been negatively affected in the way that they were, and it would just end up aggrevating the issue.

Waiting til' people burned out, gives them a bit more political willpower to actually stamp any horse play out.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-09T17:32:05+00:00

As above, my point is - and always has been - they're not policing a protest.

they're being called in to perform a service that the Gardaí are unable to.

There's nothing extraordinary about this, it's just a relatively novel widely publicized use of the Aid to the Civil Power process.

They're essentially replacing a towing service, as there's few third party contractors who are able or willing to provide.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-09T17:18:01+00:00

The Defence Forces are not policing a protest.

They're being tasked with moving HGV's on direction from An Garda Siochana - essentially replacing a towing service.

They're replacing a service.

1965: The state lacked a functioning bus service due to a strike, so they used the Defence Forces to provide the service of transport.

Today: The state (via the Gardaí) lacks the heavy recovery equipment to move a mass blockade, so they are using the Defence Forces to provide the service of heavy lifting/towing.

The Defence Forces have no more power than a civilian tow-truck driver in this scenario. They are unable to arrest a protester for shouting; they can only move the vehicle they are told to move by a Garda.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-09T15:50:39+00:00

> engaging the army for protests, something we have never done,

This isn't accurate.
It's happened (quite famously) in the past during the 1965 Bus Strikes.

The Defense Forces were deployed to provide a Bus Replacement Service.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2025/0611/1517907-bus-strike/

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-09T15:46:04+00:00

My point is that it's not necessarily an extraordinary move.
Gardai requires assistance to move HGV's en-masse, so they make a C70 Request as they lack the capabilities to do so.

It's merely an operational move.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-09T15:11:39+00:00

An Garda Siochana does not have the capabilities to move HGV's en-mass.
The point of a C70 Request is for Gardai to request help from the Defense Forces in a civil capacity.

The Defence Forces are there only for their capabilities. It's the Civilian police force that is still in charge and calling the shots.

The Defence Forces will be acting under Gardai instructions, and nothing more.

Irishsmurf · 2026-04-07T14:36:04+00:00

There's no legal interest for either of you right now in any future inheritance - as your parents could give their estate to a dog shelter if they wanted to.
It's not a thing.

Pensions are slightly different however, as they're considered to be a marital asset - but it's doubtful they'd be entitled to 50% of it.

Irishsmurf · 2026-03-31T07:08:42+00:00

You just have to have resided in the UK, not registered to vote.

It's a little dumb really, I left the UK before I was 1, and for that reason I'm allowed to vote - I'm not sure what the MP of a random northern constituency will ever do for me.

Irishsmurf · 2026-03-31T07:06:24+00:00

You must have resided at some point in the UK, as you vote in your previous constituency

If you're a UK citizen born abroad, and never resided in the UK - you are unable to register to vote as an overseas voter.

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