Council agrees housing levies despite wide range of protesters

Donal Hickey

Around 50 objectors, including the IFA, ICMSA and the Irish Rural Dwellers’ Association, described the levies as a new form of taxation on the building of family homes.

Covering water, sewerage and other charges, levies could cost between 4,000 and 5,000 per house being built, depending on the house size of the house. Charges include 2,720 for sewage services and 1,355 for water.