Following the disaster that has been the bin changeover this week and the huge distress that the previously un-communicated up front standing charge payment is causing, I have submitted the following motion Environment and Engineering SPC. The meeting will take place tomorrow at 3.30 pm in City Hall. You can watch the meeting live here http://www.dublincity.public-i.tv/core/
Motion in the name of Cllr Rebecca Moynihan
“Noting the decision of Management to agree a waste collection transfer arrangement with the Greyhound Company and not seeking to re-open that aspect of the decision, this Committee expresses its deep dissatisfaction with the requirement that customers of that service must pay an upfront fee of E100 in order to have the service provided.
Recognising the financial difficulties facing many citizens in these times in general but in the post Christmas period in particular the. Committee requests the Manager to”negotiate a facility to enable residents pay the standing charge in stages rather than a once off “up front” payment and that all relevant payments could be made through a Standing order process.”
Tags: bins, Dublin City Council
January 18, 2012 at 10:59 pm |
The whole operation was a fiasco! I do not understand how labour had allowed this. Labour will never have my vote again at local election, the only one I can vote as a foreigner. The issue here is not only the upfront fee but the sale of people’s rights to a private compagny. you do not adress the fact that a monopoly has been set up for Greyhound. next year, all waivers will be suprimed. You can expect more rubbish in the street, more burning of wastes…How will you attract tourists? The lack of informations is a disgrace and the whole thing undemocratic. I see no differences between FF, FG and Labour anymore! I hope the whole process will be reversed and the bin collection brought back to DCC.
Best regards,
Ludovic Beaumont
January 19, 2012 at 8:04 am |
Fair enough, but I’ve had enough of the food being taken out of my mouth to plug the never-ending hole in the country’s finances – this was the last straw for me; I’ll be taking care of my own waste disposal needs until such time as there is an alternative waste management company to choose from in North Dublin. The fact it’s Greyhound or nobody in North Dublin means, for me, it’s nobody. Zero waste is my new mantra – and zero of my money will be going to Greyhound. Good luck today.