Sir, – I refer to a letter from AG Rogers (May 14th). The “rather strange ATM-style machine” the letter-writer saw at Dublin Airport is one of more than 250 Omnivend machines which we, a private company, have installed at high footfall retail hubs and other key locations across the country at no cost to the taxpayer.
Paying via Omnivend is the cheapest way for our growing clientele to pay their Local Property Tax (LPT) in instalments and in a way that suits individual budget or spending pattern. It is unfortunate that in this instance the author seems not to have been in a position to take the time to browse the many features offered in our multi-vend kiosks which also offer payment options for phone and toll tag top-ups, international calling cards and private refuse company yearly charges.
While Omnivend has been approved to take the payments by the Revenue Commissioners, we are not State-funded or commissioned by the Government. Many people have already begun to pay their LPT in instalments via our self-service kiosk and we anticipate this will continue to grow throughout the rest of the year. – Yours, etc,
FIONA DOWD,
Managing Director,
Omnivend,
Cleaboy Business Park,
Waterford.