Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The previous Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, laid guidelines before the Oireachtas Library on procedures for local authorities to reduce or increase property tax. Will the Government afford the House an opportunity to discuss those guidelines? It seems to me that by virtue of the existing procedures, it will be highly unlikely or impractical for the same councils to honour the commitments given by the Labour Party before the local elections.

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