Tag Archives: Household Charge

Chris O’D writes:

Dunno if you’ve been informed already or even care that much but the Household Charge website seems to be having trouble handling the amount of traffic coming its way over the last while. I’ve been trying to create an account on the site for the last day or so and every time I finish the registration form I’m met with the error message “there was an issue processing your request”. Some on boards.ie are suggesting that it’s an issue in relation to their server capacity which seems a bit mad given the fact the if you are rolling out a charge aimed at 1.6 million households or whatever then you would expect their website to be able to handle the pressure.
Maybe shitloads of peeps are desperate to pay the charge before March 1. Either way, I’m going on my tea break.

Members of the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) at Dublin City Hall last night. The protest coincided with a motion being put by anti-household charge councillors on Dublin City Council. As only 5 percent have registered to pay the tax – one-third of the way through the government’s deadline – CAHWT is confident mass non-registration is now likely.

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Dublin City Fingal County Councillor Ruth Coppinger, of the Socialist Party, and members of the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) launched a national poster and 250,000 newsletter campaign outside the Custom House, Dublin, literally earlier.

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

 

This household charge is a Statute, otherwise known as an Act of Government and only carries the force of law upon you if you consent to it which means that you’re legally obliged to pay if you consent or in other words go on to householdcharge.ie and register.

Your silence and inaction will also give the appearance of consent. If you do not consent, a Statute cannot affect you in any way whatsoever.

 

Household Charge – How To legally Avoid Paying It (IrelandOnItsKnees)

Thanks Lisa Sheppard

 

Data governance specialist Daragh O’Brien scrutinised the Household Charge website for potential breaches of privacy for those who register on the site or even just visit to browse.

What he found is not pretty.

Household Charge–A Data Protection Kerfuffle In The Making? (The DO Blog)

Thanks Brian

 

Judas Goats?

From Nama Wine Lake:

“So these [1200], are they Judas goats – a term borrowed from the livestock industry for an animal which leads others to the slaughterhouse, also known as a “Judas cow”, the Judas goat is trained to lead others to the slaughterhouse, walks out the other side and is rewarded for its repeat efforts. Or do people recognise the €18bn annual deficit this country is running, and they see the €100 charge as a necessary contribution to plug the deficit. Difficult to know, but the unfairness of the charge – which is €100 regardless of whether you live in a mansion or a studio flat, earn €1m or the minimum wage, own your house outright or are shouldered with negative equity – really does stand out.”

 

2,100 Register To Pay €100 Household Charge (RTE)