Refuse collection charges in Dublin city are to increase from an average of €220 to €231 per household next year as part of Dublin City Council's €2.2 billion budget for 2007.
The council said it would spend €846 million in improving its services to "business and people" that would equate to spending nearly €1,700 on each person in the city, though householders would have to pay more to have their bins collected.
As part of its services, the council has allocated an additional €1.25 million to the €33 million budget for street cleaning, with an extra €500,000 to remove graffiti from public places, and the 30 more staff employed on street cleaning. Although there will be a rise in refuse charges, 10,000 more homes will be given brown bins for kitchen and garden waste, in addition to the 6,000 pilot householders who have already received them.
Elsewhere, libraries have been allocated an additional €1 million next year to allow all branches to open six days a week, with broadband and WiFi (wireless access).
A focus on older people in the community will see €800,000 spent on upgrading their homes.
Road improvements are to be made with a €20 million allocation, while the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant will be upgraded as part of a €127 million investment in public sewerage schemes.
City manager John Tierney will present the budget to the councillors on November 27th.
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