Carlow, Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal, and Cork County councils recently voted to move from a reduced rate to a higher rate.

The vote was expected to pass and will result in three of Dublin's four local authority areas having increased property tax from next year.

"There was a green area beside Scoil Bhríde (Knockmay). It was parish land. It should have been used as a park or a green area, but that went into houses,” said one councillor.

LAOIS County Council has approved an increase in the Local Property Tax which increases to 15 percent.