Republican News · Thursday 11 September 2003

Sinn Féin support for local residents on bin charges

SINN FÉIN Dublin EU candidate and Dublin West representative, Marylou McDonald, has described the confrontational approach being adopted by Fingal County Council to anti-bin charge protestors as ``wholly wrong and irresponsible''.

She said that Sinn Féin would continue to support local residents and campaign for the overturning of unfair service charges as residents in the Fingal area took to the streets on Wednesday, 10 September, to voice their opposition to the introduction of the double tax in the city.

``Sinn Féin is supporting the peaceful protests being organised by local residents and we support council workers who are collecting all bins this morning,'' McDonald said.

``This issue is not just about the introduction of bin charges, it is also about the wider issue of ongoing attempts to privatise the service and the failure of central Government to fund local government. Sinn Féin will continue to support local residents and to campaign for the overturning of unfair service charges.''