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Sam Boal

No restaurant street furniture fees for another year as regulations extended

Government to remove fees charging restaurants €125 per table for street dining.

STREET FURNITURE FEES are to be waived for yet another year, with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien due to sign off on regulations next week. 

During the pandemic, the Government moved to temporarily remove fees charging restaurants €125 per table for street dining.

At the time, indoor dining was banned, with outdoor dining only permitted.

As a result, businesses had the added expense of acquiring street furniture which would incur costs of charges to be paid to local councils.

With the tourism and hospitality industry on the floor, a ‘zero fee’ street furniture licence was rolled out. 

This is the third year the annual fee of €125 per table has been waived by the Government, in what those in the sector will see as a boost to business heading into the busy summer months. 

Businesses still have to apply to the council for a street furniture licence.

With many businesses retaining their outdoor dining offering, despite the pandemic being over, it is understood the decision has been made to waive the fees again. 

The minister will be bringing the regulations for the fee exemption for street furniture to an Oireachtas Committee today along with similar exemptions for bus stop infrastructure and new reverse vending machines, a new initiative to let people return bottles and cans.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 7:34 AM

    Now thats what i call a perfect house… Fab!!

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    Apr 28th 2017, 8:12 AM

    Wouldn’t mind – Considering you can pay 1-1.3 mil for a 4 bed semi detached these days that seems like a bargain given location, styling and BER.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 7:58 AM

    Succchhh property porn.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 9:23 AM

    Looks amazing. I believe that was my great grandparent’s family home way back.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 12:19 PM

    Thanks for the dream Journal.ie!

    A home now for the 1% ‘ers only!

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    Apr 28th 2017, 2:05 PM

    @Dub_Right: Only a €240,000 deposit and your sorted! As long as your earning over €600,000 a year to get the mortgage for it!!!!!!

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    Apr 28th 2017, 4:29 PM

    @Dub_Right: the 1% of the 1%ers

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    Apr 30th 2017, 9:39 AM

    @Dub_Right: Walking around some of neighborhood houses in Dalkey and Killiney you help but feel that little chip of jealousy with the knowledge you wouldn’t even be able to afford the heating bill. How id to love to be rich

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    Apr 29th 2017, 12:23 PM

    Since when did Killiney Road become Dalkey?

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    Apr 30th 2017, 9:27 AM

    @Phyl Walsh: I know its right beside killiney castle too. No need to reemphasise the work Killiney

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    Apr 30th 2017, 10:37 AM

    @Phyl Walsh: One side is Dalkey, the other Killiney according to eircode

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    Apr 30th 2017, 11:11 AM

    @Chef Harold: https://www.townlands.ie/dublin/rathdown/dalkey/dalkey/#map your right its a little confusing

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    Apr 30th 2017, 9:10 AM

    Clonlost. Used be own by the Legionaires of Christ. They used to run a youth club for boys 11 to 14 years old from tgat house. Its 3 storeys from memory when you include the basement. Used to run activities for movie making, disk jockeying, sports, outdoor activities. Needless to say I left because it became quite religious plus there as no birds allowed. The priests and brothers were sound though with no funny business if you get my meaning. That was 25 years ago. Weird, cant imagine parents allowing their kids to join a club like that anymore. Refurbished house looks great by the way.

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    Apr 30th 2017, 3:00 PM

    Nice – pity it’s in Dalkey.

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