66% comply with household charge
Figures provided by Environment Minister Phil Hogan show the compliance rate at the Dublin local authority is 84%. Compliance at Kerry County Council and Mayo Council is also high at 72%. This compares to Co Donegal, which has the lowest compliance at 54%.
In a Dáil response to Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen, Mr Hogan gave figures showing that households had paid out €105m on the charge.