Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said the Government will pursue all those who have not yet paid the Household Charge.
Speaking in Kilkenny this afternoon, the minister said letters will be sent to householders from local authorities reminding them of the penalties and interest relating to non-payment.
Full details of how the system will work will be announced early next week. The Cabinet will discuss the issue on Tuesday.
Around 60 protesters greeted Minister Hogan at an event in Waterford City tonight. A number of councillors attending the event applauded the minister.
More than 900,000 people have registered for the Household Charge, with €90m collected to date.
Mr Hogan said many people had expected it to be dropped or changed before the deadline date of a few weeks ago and they now realise that it would not be.
The minister said he is very satisfied with the numbers that have paid in the past week in particular.
The estimate for the number of households who are due to pay the charge is 1.6m.
The 900,392 who have registered includes 14,655 people who have registered for waivers.
Opposition parties have accused Mr Hogan of bullying and intimidating people in relation to the charge.
Joan Collins of the United Left Alliance said the minister was engaging in "bullyboy tactics".
She said any attempts to force people to pay would be met with a campaign of resistance.
Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis said he was not surprised Minister Hogan was "sticking to his line", but said he should listen to the large numbers of people who had already refused to pay.
He said this resistance would continue despite any "letters of blackmail" that local authorities might send out.
Fianna Fáil's Niall Collins called on the Government to broaden the exemptions to the charge, introduce easy-to-pay methods and extend the payment deadline.
Mr Collins said there was still only a 50% compliance rate with the charge.
