COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 14, 2012

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

That this Council requests that the Manager write to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government asking that he fundamentally review and revise the current Household Charge so as to (a) make it more possible for those who respect and obey the laws of the land to comply with it (b) to include a realistic waiver system that will address the plight of those who find payment in the current climate a hardship  (c) provide an amnesty and extended closing date for payment without penalty for those who have not paid  before the fixed date (31.3.12), (d) extend the method of payment to include “over the counter” in Post Offices and (e) guarantee that funds raised locally through the charge will be spent locally, i.e. will be allocated in their entirety to the relevant Local Authority for its use.

REPORT:

If the motion is passed a copy of the members'sentiments will be passed to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.