SF motion on bins 'out of order' says City Manager

A motion on behalf of the Sinn Féin Group on Dublin City Council demanding the immediate refund of bin charges paid by householders in 2001-2002, recently declared illegal by the High Court, was ruled out of order at a meeting of the Council on Monday night.

Cllr Tony Smithers, who initiated the motion, said: "The Manager's position is that the Sinn Féin motion was out of order because the Council intends to appeal the High Court decision to the Supreme Court. City Management seems set on digging us deeper and deeper into a hole by continuing this legal process.

"Our motion would have required the Council to immediately refund all households who paid their waste management charges for the years 2001-2002 and to delete the charges from the bills of households who have not paid their charges for the years 2001-2002

"We were also looking for the Council to tell the people how much both the refunds, and the legal costs they have incurred, will amount to. While the motion was ruled out of order because of the Council's decision to appeal, we have every intention of re-submitting it at the earliest opportunity."