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Cheque's in the post? Not from the Government it's not*

Well, from next September.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE Government, Local Authorities and State agencies will stop using cheques from 19 September next year.

Minister of State Brian Hayes made the announcement today, and called the day of Ireland’s changeover “e-Day”.

The Government is giving the public and businesses a full year’s notice, hoping to allow public bodies and affected businesses make the transition to electronic payments more smoothly.

Hayes said that the particular focus of e-Day is to encourage SMEs to migrate from cheque usage. SMEs are either issuers or receivers of more than 60 per cent of all cheques in Ireland.

A shift from cheques to electronic as a preferred method of payment will “result in reduced costs and improved cash-flow for the overall business sector” says Hayes.

Cash will remain a widely used method of payment, while cheques continue to be available for those consumers who want to use them.

The cheque reduction initiative is part of the National Payments Plan which was approved by government in April 2013.

Hayes emphasised that the plan is about efficiency.

“This Plan is not about closing down options for consumers and businesses, but expanding them. Its vision is for a society where modern forms of payment will be universally accepted, and be the preferred payment choice for most.”

Ireland is one of only a few EU states that still issues cheques from government bodies. Despite a shift away from cheques, more than 84 million were issued in a year across the country.

Read: Irish people still love using cheques, says Central Bank

Read: Could Ireland ever become a totally cash-free country?

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    Mute Marie Broomfield
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    Jan 11th 2022, 7:45 AM

    Not our busines to know exactly what he died from but “dysfunction of his immune system.” sure makes me wonder why the mystery!

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    Mute Tom Kelly
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    Jan 11th 2022, 7:55 AM

    @Marie Broomfield: what mystery?? Look up the condition at 100s of things can cause it!!!

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    Mute Fr. Fintan Stack
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    Jan 11th 2022, 8:44 AM

    @Marie Broomfield: Maybe just leave it at your first 10 words…… RIP.

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    Mute Marie Broomfield
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    Jan 11th 2022, 9:16 AM

    @Tom Kelly: yes, so why not be more specific.

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    Mute Marie Broomfield
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    Jan 11th 2022, 9:17 AM

    @Fr. Fintan Stack: becuase you say so?lol

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    Mute Marco
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    Jan 11th 2022, 10:30 AM

    @Marie Broomfield: no mistery here, he had a lymphatic cancer few years ago.

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    Mute Roy Dowling
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    Jan 11th 2022, 10:35 AM

    @Marie Broomfield: Because it’s none of our business.

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    Mute Eoin Roche
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    Jan 11th 2022, 10:37 AM

    @Marie Broomfield: you were right to start with, none of your business.

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    Mute Marc Johns
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    Jan 11th 2022, 11:14 AM

    @Eoin Roche: it’s anyones and everyone’s business. That’s why we have inquests and death certificates. Matter of public record.

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    Mute David Jordan
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    Jan 11th 2022, 12:27 PM

    @Marie Broomfield: David Sassoli received a bone marrow transplant 10 years ago, this is commonly used to treat multiple myeloma.

    “He had undergone a bone marrow transplant 10 years ago and he died in a cancer clinic in the northeastern town of Aviano.”

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-parliament-president-sassoli-has-died-spokesperson-2022-01-11/

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    Jan 11th 2022, 8:03 AM

    He seemed like a really decent human being. RIP.

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    Jan 11th 2022, 7:49 AM

    RIP

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