Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Feehily and her team for their attendance today. I am struck by the huge contrast between Ms Feehily's appearance today and that of officials from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in the past concerning the household charge.

I assume a significant number of lessons have been learned as a result of how the campaign to collect the household charge was rolled out versus the implementation of the property tax. There was a situation at this committee whereby one of the most senior officials responsible for the roll-out of the household charge conceded that she had not received a letter informing her that she had to pay the household charge or the associated booklet in the post. Whatever people think about the property tax, I have been struck by the competence of Ms Feehily and her team in the Revenue Commissioners in terms of the preparation that has gone on behind the scenes, and I am grateful for that.

I wish to address some issues relating to the property tax and then I will move on to some other Revenue issues. The publicity campaign has been referred to a good deal. I presume it will take the form of television and radio advertisements. What type of publicity campaign does Revenue envisage?