{"id":60847,"date":"2026-05-01T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60847"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:50:11","slug":"the-guide-dog-tax-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60847","title":{"rendered":"The Guide Dog Tax Allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8733\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('8733','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=60847-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:10 &#8212; 40.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30801\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/lifeline-300x213-1-300x213-300x213-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/lifeline-300x213-1-300x213-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/lifeline-300x213-1-300x213-300x213-155x110.jpg 155w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/lifeline-300x213-1-300x213-300x213-90x64.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60849\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-1.jpg 183w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-1-73x110.jpg 73w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-1-47x70.jpg 47w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60850\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-2-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-2-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Paula Wiseman chats with TD Maeve O\u2019Connell from Dublin Rathdown about how The Guide Dog Tax Allowance needs to be increased, given it hasn\u2019t been reviewed in over three decades.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1st Broadcast 1st May 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlrcoco.ie\/\">https:\/\/www.dlrcoco.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paula Wiseman chats with TD Maeve O\u2019Connell from Dublin Rathdown about how The Guide Dog Tax Allowance needs to be increased, given it hasn\u2019t been reviewed in over three decades. 1st Broadcast 1st May 2026 https:\/\/www.dlrcoco.ie\/ &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8734\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('8734','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=60847-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LL-2026-01-05-001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:10 &#8212; 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