Dublin City Council were given leave by Dublin Circuit Court to test the validity of Bin Charges in the Supreme Court. This throws the whole issue into the air again. The Council will not be able to bring any more non-payers to court until the case is heard, which may take up to a year. It also means that it will be very difficult for the Council to implement non-collection (which still has'nt happened in most parts of Dublin, despite all the huffing and puffing by the Council)given the question mark over the arrears.
See article in Irish Times:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2005/0615/3502937471HM4CTBINCHARGES.html
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Jump To Comment: 1Does this mean that the council are trying to overturn the decision made a few months ago by the courts that the bin charges have been deemed illegal since they contained no 'polluter pays principle' in them?
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