Paying Household Charge at Council Offices
According to the Household Charge website – people who don’t want to register or pay online should be able to get registration forms and make payments at their local County Council or City Council offices.
See more here about the new Household Charge which is payable by all home owners from Jan 2012.
We did a quick survey of most of the County Council and City Council websites on January 6th to see if they were providing any information about the Household Charge.
We checked the council websites for Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, South County Dublin, Dublin City , Fingal , County Galway, Galway City Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow.
Some sites had no information about the Household Charge at all – Carlow , North Tipp, Offaly and Monaghan did not mention it -or if they did it was well hidden!
The majority of the Council websites had just a link direct to the Household Charge website but no other info or mention of payment or forms being available.
Two Councils had a small bit of information about the charge and a link to the Householdcharge website . (Limerick County and Killarney).
Only three sites also had links to downloadable forms – Westmeath, Wicklow and Longford.
The only council that provided any useful information and confirmed that they were issuing forms and accepting payments was Fingal County Council.
Their website informs users that Household charge registration forms are available at all Fingal County Council cash offices and reception desks in Swords & Blanchardstown, at all Fingal Libraries and at Citizens Information Centres. They also state that Registration forms can be returned and payments can be made through Fingal County Council cash offices at Grove Rd, Blanchardstown or County Hall, Swords from 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday. Completed forms will be forwarded by the Council to the Household Charge payment office. They even have staff in a Household Charge Team available on 01 890 6254
Well done Fingal County Council – !
Update Jan 9th - Dublin City Council now have information about accepting payments – they state on their site that anyone who wants to pay Household Charge to Dublin City Council should go to : Customer Services Centre ,Ground Floor Block 3 Civic Offices.
Cavan have added some information that Household Charge Payments will be accepted at the Rates office, Courthouse, Cavan.
Galway County Council now say that forms can be collected from Galway County Council, Aras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway. Payments of Household Charge can be made bBy calling to your Local Authority office (By credit card/laser/cheque/bankdraft / or Cash)
Wexford County Council have confirmed that cash will be accepted in any of the following Wexford Local Authority Offices and together with your completed registration form will be forwarded to the Central Processing Unit in Dublin.
- Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford.
- Wexford Borough Council, Spawell Road, Wexford.
- New Ross Town Council, The Tholsel, New Ross
- Enniscorthy Town Council, Market Square, Enniscorthy.
- Gorey District Office, Civic Square, Gorey.
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Unfinished Ghost Estates and the Household Charge
We are still waiting for the list of unfinished estates that will be exempt from the 2012 Household Charge.
The total number of estates is expected to be less than 1300. The Irish Independent seems to think it will be less than 300 estates.
It is important to note – that even if your house is in one of the infamous Unfinished Estates – you still need to register for the Household Charge and then claim the exemption. If you don’t register you could be fined.
If you live in a dwelling that is not permanently attached to the ground – i.e a boat or a caravan – you do not need to register it for the household tax.
More details about Household Charge and Exemptions Here
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Healthy Towns
Good Health
The people of Stamullen appear to be the healthiest in Ireland – according to analysis of 2006 Census figures.
The percentage of people in Stamullen who stated that had some degree of physical or mental disability or impairment – was just 4.6%. This was the lowest out of all towns with populations over 1500.
The national average is 9.3% – so Stamullen residents are 50% less likely to be disabled.
Towns with Lowest disability rates in Ireland:
Stamullen 4.6%
Oranmore 5%
Enfield 5.2%
Carrigtwohill 5.3%
Ratoath 5.4%
Dunboyne 5.7%
Donabate 5.8%
Ashbourne 5.8%
Kinsealy-Drinan 5.8%
Sallins 6%
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Marriage versus Co-habiting
Married couples outnumber unmarried cohabiting couples in every Irish town – but there are large differences between the towns.
For example – Rathcormac in Cork has just 50% more married couples than co-habiting couples. This is the smallest difference in the country. At the other end of the scale is Bunbeg in Donegal (An Bun Beag-Doirí Beaga) where there are 2000% more married couples than cohabiting ones ( 232 verus 11)
Top Ten Towns for cohabiting couples
10 Oranmore, Galway
9 Kinnegad, Westmeath
8 Tullyallen, Louth
7 Stamullen, Meath
6 Enfield, Meath
5 Carrigtwohill, Cork
4 Lusk, Fingal
3 Clonee Village, Meath
2 Kinsealy-Drinan, Fingal
1. Rathcormac, Cork
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High Fertility in Ratoath
Most Children in Ratoath
Ratoath has the largest percentage of residents aged under 15 .
According to the most recent Irish census of 2006, 32% of the population of the town of Ratoath are aged 0 to 14. This is higher than any other town in Ireland with over 1500 residents.
All the following Irish towns have over 25% of their population under 15 : Donabate, Prosperous, Dunboyne, Sallins, Dunshaughlin, Tower, Stamullen, Ballina (North Tipperary), Kinnegad, Clogherhead, Enniskerry, Castlebridge, Rathangan, Carrigaline, Enfield. Many of these are in the Dublin commuter area.
The overall percentage of the population in Ireland aged under 15 is 20.39%.
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