Data commissioner Billy Hawkes has said that no changes to data protection legislation are necessary to allow for household data collection from government bodies to assist in collecting the household charge.
He said the legislation that set up the charge also provides for such data collation.
Mr Hawkes said his office is negotiating a protocol for handling and safeguarding data that is handed over and he expects that will soon be in place.
Minister Phil Hogan said he would change data protection legislation if necessary to make sure his department can enforce the Household Charge.
Mr Hawkes had previously expressed concerns about the use of information held by utility companies to identify household owners who have not paid the €100.
Discussions have been taking place between the Commissioner and the Minister for the Environment and Local Government since January.
Minister Hogan was speaking on RTÉ's This Week programme earlier this afternoon.
He said: "We will have protocols in place with the Data Protection Commissioner to look at utility bills from electricity networks and other particular areas of information to ensure we target the people who haven't paid.
"I have the full support of the Government to enact further legislation if necessary to ensure that this charge is implemented.
"We are looking at the fines acts, the data protection acts and the Department of Justice, the Department of Finance and the Department of the Environment are working together to ensure that this charge is collected in full.
"If we have difficulties with ensuring we have information across the departments, then we'll have to look at legislation, but maybe we won't come to that.
"We are getting on exceptionally well with Data Protection Commissioner at the moment and we expect to have the necessary protocols in place with the utility companies during the course of the year to follow up on people who haven't paid."
Around 1.6m households are liable to pay the charge, but so far less than 15% have paid.
Mr Hogan said that he is confident that the majority of households will have paid by the 31 March deadline.
However, he warned that those failing to do so would find themselves liable to pay fines or going to court.
Mr Hogan defended the campaign publicising the Household Charge.
"I'm getting some anecdotal evidence that not every house has got leaflets but a lot of houses have got leaflets," he said.
"The Minister certainly can't go to every door and tell them [household owners] what their legal obligations are. They are required to pay the charge, I think everybody knows that."
