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Welcome All,
WE URGE EVERYONE AROUND THE COUNTRY NOT TO PAY A PENNY IN LOCAL
CHARGES...
1. We already pay for the
services through VAT.
(In 1978 when domestic rates was
abolished VAT was increased from 17% to 21%) and any imposition of a
local charge should be instead of, and not in addition to previous charges, as
outlined under the ’Polluter Pays’ Principle based on European
Legislation.
2. By Privatising the service we
would loose Local Authority jobs...and be charged for the
service...Again !
...So if we all stand together and fight the Government on this...its
quite possible that we will win on this issue just like the water charges
situation.
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can at :
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Your Information line Phone: 087 1316029
Please Support
our ongoing 50K(Re)-Cycle High Court Fundraising Challenge
Frank as he passes the new Drogheda bypass
Chairperson Frank Gallagher during the first of our
ongoing 50K(Re)-Cycle Fundraising Challenges
Which started on 31 May 2003.
PLEASE GIVE
GENEROUSLY IT’S FOR YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
Frank as he passes on his second Re-Cycle with Co-treasurer Bernard Gallagher cheering him on
Chairperson Frank Gallagher during our second ongoing
50K(Re)-Cycle Challenge
which occurred on Saturday 2 August 2003
PLEASE CONTINUE TO GIVE GENEROUSLY IT’S FOR YOUR LEGAL
RIGHTS.
Who We Are
Chairperson Vice Chairperson
Frank Gallagher
Donnacha Og MacRagnaill
Secretary/PRO
Campaign Treasurers
Harry Phelan Bernard
Gallagher & Kevin Smith
As our name suggests we oppose Privatisation and Charges of our
Essential Services.
We are a broad based, cross community group made up of Local Resident
Representatives and Volunteers who are outraged at the manner in which the
underhanded way the Government is putting pressure at Local Government level to
introduce Privatisation on Essential Services.
·
We where formed in response to the Drogheda Borough Council essentially
Privatising the waste collection and disposal Essential Service in early
January 2000.
·
WE have effectively forced Drogheda Borough Council
to collect or arrange to collect ALL Domestic Refuse irrespective of payment
from 5th December 2001 and instruct Residents not to enter any contract by
signing or paying anything to a Private Waste Contractor we have taken further
legal action following the privatising of our household waste collection
service, and continue to get our waste collected by a Private Contractor
arranged by the local authorities irrespective of payment.
·
Our latest legal action has taken us to the High Court
on March 14th 2003 to force the local authorities to continue to
arrange to collect household waste in the functional area of Drogheda and
Louth, irrespective whether Residents enter a personal contract with any
private waste contractor.
We continue to stand together, to remove the unjust charge, and forced
Privatisation of Essential Services at the sole financial burden of law abiding
Residents.
The Country commends the
People of Drogheda on their magnificent stand.
Other areas across the country are now contesting the issue.
We are urging everyone NOT to
pay the charge...They are paying it already through Value Added Tax (VAT)...SO
WHY PAY AGAIN ?
While Privatisation is back on the agenda for now, there is
still the question of a 260euro charge for the period of 2002, and we have been
successful in forcing mass non-payment of this. Out of 10,000
households in Drogheda only 780 have paid this illegal Bin Tax three years
on. The local authority is effectively
beaten on this issue and the Public Representatives won’t represent the public
on this issue.
Our campaign is continuing to organise protests at the monthly meetings
of the Borough Council.
Recently we had a Demonstration and Rally at the last Corporation
Meeting with great
success and continue to increase the pressure on the Local Councillors and officials
both actively and with our legal proceedings.
We’ve recently held a very successful fund raising drive, to pay outstanding
legal costs, and anticipate further legal costs so give generously.
We will continue to exercise your basic fundamental rights as Citizens
of both Ireland and Europe.
European Environmental Law is on our side.
Latest News Dated March 14th
2003
Today we lodged an application in The High Court with a mandatory
injunction against Drogheda Borough Council and Louth County Council to collect
or continue to arrange the collection of household waste. Neither of the local
authorities turned up and they are presently on notice to lodge their defence
affidavit and on notice for the injunction, and they have to appear soon.
Further updates will be posted here to inform Citizens of the true position as
it developes.
Latest News Dated 31st
August 2002
One of our more active campaigners has been taken to court on a “supposed” littering offence
and has been fined and bound to the peace, this is a total disgrace and we are
appealing this unjust situation.
Our appeal has been successful and the case was
dismissed at the Circuit Court in Dundalk, the Judge even commended both the
defendant and his colleagues for being Environmentally helpful.
We (the volunteers) still continue to assist
Residents who are opposed to this illigal Bin charge, and have disposed of their waste in the Essential Service Bin
Trucks between
2nd August 2000 to 14th December 2001, until the Borough Council where Forced
by us to collect ALL domestic refuse by legal proceedings issued on 5th
December 2001.
Our Secretary has taken both Drogheda Borough
Council and the National Government to the European Parliment and the European
Commission on this illigal Charge and also on the
non-implementation/Enforcement of both Irish and European Environmental
Legislation at present.
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