, however, said these rent increases would not be needed if the council collected the rent it was already owed.“The rent arrears figure of almost €33 million is staggering. All the increases proposed in the budget – toll charges on hard-pressed motorists, parking charges, rent increases – none of these would be necessary if the council were competent in collecting rents as they fall due,” he said. “It is completely unfair to charge extra rent to people who are paying whilst others do not pay.
“That is what happened with waste charges – people thought they could get away with not paying the council and the bin service ended up being privatised.”
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