(31st October 2013) Taoiseach Enda Kenny declared Ireland the new Capital of the Digital World today, during a massive internet summit in Dublin
Capital of the Digital World My Arse, I can’t pay for my daughter’s Junior Cert exam fees online. Not only do I have to go through the stupidity shown below, I also have to have her sign the ”Giro” form as well. This I discovered after I got to the bank.
Yes a “Giro” a real piece of 1980’s Irish Government Technology, I can just see them sitting at their high desks, licking their pencils as they verify the payment on the 60,000 forms returned to the Department of Education, or whatever Government Department is in charge of box ticking for “The State Examinations Commission”
This is the 21st Century payment of exam fees process in Ireland. …..Students sitting for the Junior Certificate must pay an examination fee (€109). In early February of the exam year, the school sends parents who are paying the examination fee a form. The parent makes the payment through a bank and the bank must stamp the form. The parent then returns the form to the school….. Look at that again, School teachers giving out 60,000 forms, 60,000 parents going to a bank/post office, minimum a half an hour per person, That’s a minimum of 30,000 man hours!!, returning the form to the school, the school gathers the forms and sends them back to the Department, probably at least another 30,000 man hours!! The cost is horrendous
The Students reference number is on the form, the bank address and account number is on the form, it would take me about five minutes to do this online.
I’ll say it again: Capital of the Digital World My Arse
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