Fate of bin charges and lord mayor will be decided in next 10 days

THE fate of Dublin City Council’s bin charges and the position of Dublin Lord Mayor Cllr Dermot Lacey will be decided within the next 10 days.

Following last night's council meeting, it appears councillors will vote again on the controversial budget on the 15th or 16th of the month. But Cllr Lacey still faces possible expulsion from Labour for voting in favour of an increase in bin charges from 121 to 156. Before the main meeting last night, Labour members on the city council discussed the situation in relation to the estimates.

Labour group leader Tommy Broughan said Cllr Lacey's disciplinary position hinges upon the council's final vote. "On that night, I would expect everyone to be in attendance and that they will vote against the estimates," he said.