Residents in part of South Dublin are the most compliant when it comes to paying the Household Charge, according to Government figures.

A TD who has led the anti-Household Charge campaign has said he will not pay his property tax.

Sinn Féin is slamming the Government for cutting Dublin City Council's budget.

The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is once again urging those who have not yet paid their Household Charge to do so for the good of their communities.

The head of the country's largest local authority is defending his salary despite a threat to local services.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has today defended a Cabinet colleague who said that that income tax hikes may have to be considered if people refuse to pay the Household Charge.

Left-wing politicians funding nationwide travel to fight the €100 Household Charge under special Dáil allowances have been breaking the rules, it has been confirmed.

Legal advice is being sought on the use of travel allowances by TD's Joe Higgins and Clare Daly.

The Government is being warned that the opposition to water charges is going to be "enormous".

A number of protests are to take place outside the Labour Party's centenary conference in Galway today.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today that Ministers have to talk to elected representatives in the Dáil, such as Michael Lowry, regardless of whether they like them or not.

Almost 889,000 properties have now registered for the Household Charge.

The Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) has claimed that the 2011 Census and an analysis by a Maynooth academic show that more than 1.8 million households must register for the Household Charge.

Sinn Féin has renewed its call for the Household Charge to be scrapped.

The Household Charge is likely to dominate proceedings at the Cabinet's weekly meeting this morning.

Government threats to withdraw public services where the Household Charge is not paid are an outrageous attack on the poor, it has been claimed.

There has been an angry reaction to warnings from Government ministers that the refusal of some people to pay the Household Charge would result in service cuts at local authorities.

The head of the Local Government Management Agency, Paul McSweeney, has said he is "immensely proud" of the group's work in a short period of time.

The latest figures on the Household Charge show that 770,980 people have registered to pay the €100 fee.

A total of 735,334 properties have now been registered for the Household Charge, according to the latest figures taken in the last hour.

Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has said that the Household Charge is part of the survival strategy for this country.

Wicklow County Council is the latest local authority warning homeowners not to hand over money to people posing as council staff collecting the Household Charge.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said today that he expects the Irish people to obey the law, and pay the Household Charge.

Health Minister Dr James Reilly said today that people who are refusing to register for the Household Charge should "look into their hearts" and pay.

The vice president of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions Mick O'Reilly has said that its not the job of local authority workers to pursue people for the Household Charge.

With just six days to go until the deadline for the Household Charge, new figures show that more than 1.2 million homeowners have yet to pay.

A number of public meetings about the Household Charge are taking place across Galway this evening.

People have until midnight tonight to sign up to pay the Government's Household Charge via direct debit, in four €25 instalments.

The Lord Mayor of Cork has urged people to pay the household charge and to be aware of taking advice from certain figures involved in the anti-tax campaign.

It has emerged that the company which printed the information leaflet on the Household Charge has gone into receivership.

Environment Minister Phil Hogan has today warned that the law of the land will be applied against anyone planning not to pay the Household Charge.

Some 109,569 homes have signed up for the new household charge to date, netting over €10m for the Exchequer.

Opponents of the controversial €100 Household Charge are due to hold a meeting in Dublin this afternoon.

The campaign against the Household Charge is being stepped up a gear today with the launch of a new hotline number.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has today moved to re-assure people that the planned property tax will be fair and affordable.