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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 16, 2012

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he can provide a report on the criteria used by the Council, up to April 2012, to determine the eligibility of a household in the County for a Household Bin Waiver?

REPLY:

The following was the criteria used to determine eligabiility of a household for a Waiver of the Waste Charges prior to the service being sold to Greyhound Recycling and Recovery Limited on 1st April, 2011.  Under the terms of the sale agreement to GRR only those households that had waivers at the time of the sale of the service would continue to avail of same until 31st March, 2012.

"The information provided in the application must indicate that either the applicant and/or household members are currently paying income tax.   Under the terms of the South Dublin County Council Environmental Waste Charge Waiver Scheme, people who are paying income tax, do not qualify for a waiver of the Environmental Waste Charges.  Proof of address and income details must be submitted with the application i.e.Current ESB Bill or other household bill, current Rent Supplement Receipt or copy of Lease Agreement.  Also, copies of income details for the applicant and each member of the household i.e. P60 or a Payslip if applicant or any household member is working.  If not working, a copy of Social Welfare income should be submitted.  If a member of the household is in full-time college, a letter from the College is requested."