Anyone know what happened to the bin tax motion at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis

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Sunday March 13, 2005 01:20

by Just Wondering

Does anyone know if this motion was passed?

Service Charges
57. This Ard Fheis
• Reiterates Sinn Féin’s commitment to the principle of public provision of essential
services, to be paid for by means of a progressive system of taxation. In accordance
with this principle, it restates its opposition to domestic service charges in any form.
• Deplores the efforts of Dublin government to impose service charges on communities
by threatening to dissolve local authorities or privatise refuse services where they
are not adopted and calls on the government to adequately fund local services by dedicating
an adequate of the central funds to meet the needs of local authorities.
• Deplores the tactic of attempting to force councillors to adopt service charges with
threats of dissolving councils or privatising services.
• Calls on Sinn Féin’s elected representatives to implement party policy by voting
against any set of local authority estimates making provision for domestic service
charges and mandates the Ard Chomhairle to take disciplinary action, up to and
including expulsion, against any elected member who contravenes party policy by voting
in favour of service charges.
Martin Hurson (UCC) Cumann, Cork
Cork Chomhairle Ceantair
Stagg/ Kelly Cumann, Dublin
Cathal Brugha Cumann, Waterford