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A PPS Number is a personal public service number issued to an individual by the Irish Government. The PPS Number is a unique identifier for the individuals who are residing in Ireland. Individuals can use their PPS Number to apply for services from different government agencies and private companies. The Irish Government provides various services through the use of this number, such as applying for welfare benefits and health insurance , paying taxes , housing and education . PPS Numbers are also used by banks and employers when they need to verify an individual’s identity or when they want to collect tax information from them. Using the Personal Public Service Number You can use your PPS number for: * All social welfare services * The Free Travel Pass * Pupil ID * Public health services, including the medical cardand the Drugs Payment Scheme * Child immunisation * Schemes run by the Revenue Commissioners, such as mortgage interest relief * Housing grants * Driv...

We are all prone to occasional stress at work, especially when we are working on a busy project or when we have a tight deadline to hit. Burnout is different, it usually results from more long-term issues, like having overly demanding expectations, working in a highly pressurised environment, or overworking yourself to please as many clients at once.  In general, a person beginning to experience burnout might feel they’ve little or no control over their work situation, they will probably find themselves working longer hours, and may not be able to find any work-life balance. This leads to a feeling of exhaustion, hopelessness, and loss of motivation. It’s important to catch work-related burnout early before it has the chance to escalate into further problems.  Workplace stress tends to snowball for us all. One minute, you’re feeling slightly stressed about an upcoming deadline and the next, you find yourself stuck under an avalanche of missed deadlines, unfinished projects, an...

Earlier this week, the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donoghue, and Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael McGrath, announced Budget 2023. In this blog, we have highlighted the most common changes that will be relevant to our clients and a summary of the main changes elsewhere! Earlier this week, the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donoghue, and Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael McGrath, announced Budget 2023. The Budget for 2023 has been built against the background of inflation and cost of living support. At first glance, it looks like a giveaway budget with a bit for everyone, the question is will it be enough to deal with inflation over the next few months or will it add fuel to the fire? Pardon the pun! Taxation receipts for the year to date have been strong, and we are currently running a surplus of € 1 billion in 2022, with a surplus of €6.2billion forecast for 2023. It was widely anticipated that this would be a Budget with large spending, and it ...