Brendan Burgess
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Ever wondered what exactly your bin tax is spent on?
A stroll down to your county council's offices will reveal all.
Decked out like one of Saddam's palaces, it doesn't take much imagination to see what South Dublin County Council have decided to spend tax payers' money on. Even before you enter the building, you are greated by designer water features, handcrafted from granite. Inside the lobby there are many civil servants milling around (some of whom get 'rain' benefit, at taxpayers expense.)
The lavish interior has marble floors and trendy brushed steel staircases and fittings. The receptionists each have wide flat panel monitors and latest, state-of-the-art computers.
Many Irish companies would be hard pressed to keep such an operation running. I doubt even Microsoft out in Sandyford needs such ostentatious decor, or would dream of paying so many to do so little.
Just think, you bin tax probably helped pay for that slab of marble...
A stroll down to your county council's offices will reveal all.
Decked out like one of Saddam's palaces, it doesn't take much imagination to see what South Dublin County Council have decided to spend tax payers' money on. Even before you enter the building, you are greated by designer water features, handcrafted from granite. Inside the lobby there are many civil servants milling around (some of whom get 'rain' benefit, at taxpayers expense.)
The lavish interior has marble floors and trendy brushed steel staircases and fittings. The receptionists each have wide flat panel monitors and latest, state-of-the-art computers.
Many Irish companies would be hard pressed to keep such an operation running. I doubt even Microsoft out in Sandyford needs such ostentatious decor, or would dream of paying so many to do so little.
Just think, you bin tax probably helped pay for that slab of marble...