Environment Minister Phil Hogan has announced the publication of the Bill to provide for the introduction of a household charge of €100 per house from January 1.
Mr Hogan said households would have three months to pay the charge and penalties for late payment would apply.
He said the charge would raise €160m to fund services provided by local authorities.
Mr Hogan said the Government was committed to the introduction of a valuation based property tax to replace the charge, but this would take time to implement.
Varadkar signals transport fare rises
Fare increases for bus and rail travellers are due next year because of cuts to CIÉ's subsidy.
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar today announced cuts totalling just under €22m to CIÉ and the rural transport scheme.
He said fare increases were a matter for the National Transport Authority, but he would be asking Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann to absorb some of the 8% loss in funding through cost cuts.
He also said holders of the Leap smart travel card would be cushioned from the increases while there would be bigger increases for cash fares.
Earlier, Public Expenditure & Reform Minister Brendan Howlin said measures at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport would result in savings of €45m.
He said most other departments would also experience spending reductions, including measures in the Department of Agriculture, the Marine and Food which would save €105m. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will see savings of €34m.
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Richard Bruton said his department's budget would be broadly maintained in 2012, with less for current spending but more for capital spending.
He said the increased capital budget would allow for a 4% increase in the Enterprise Ireland capital budget and maintenance of the IDA capital budget.
