Today on radio it was suggested that the Government will take money from the wages and social welfare payments of people who do not pay the Household Charge. Can I clarify that this is not true. The Taoiseach himself on 08 February 2012 in the Dáil stated that there is no legislation nor is there any legislation being contemplated which will allow any monies to be taken from anyone’s wages or social welfare payments in this regard. The Taoiseach added that there were Constitutional Issues which make the introduction of such legislation extremely difficult. If a change is to be made to the Constitution we the people of Ireland must vote to allow the change to be made. I hope this clarifies the situation.
Further Meetings this week:
Cashel:
Kearney’s Castle Hotel – 01 March at 8pm
Killenaule:
St Mary’s Hall – 02 March at 8pm
Anyone who would like further information or who would like to become involved in the campaign can contact http://www.nohouseholdtax.org or the helpline at 1890989800 or locally at Deputy Seamus Healy’s office at 56 Queen Street, Clonmel on 052 6121883.
Workers & Unemployed Action 
Sasha Musgrave Travers
It is strange that the government are making threats to the people, when they are not touching overpaid bankers, who are earning vasts amounts of money, and topping up their pensions, at the same time, when they could be contributing to society, and they should be taxed heavily, on their income. I will be very lucky if I can retire at even 65, let alone 55, and I am only nine years away from that age, nearly 8 years. It is despicable that they won’t touch these people, and this tax is very unfair, and after reading what that bastard Boucher gets, I will not be registering or paying this household tax, ever, and they can threaten me all they want, but I am not listening to them. I am nearly 47 years of age, and unemployed, and can do whatever I want.