Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would prefer the date of payment of the local property tax to be other than the bank holiday of 1 January. We should change it to 3 or 4 January, or the first working day in January, to allow people to go to a payment service provider, such as An Post, to pay.

I do not believe it is easier for the Revenue Commissioners to rely on somebody lodging his or her account details online or via a mandate and sending it to them on the filing date. It would be a lot easier for somebody to set up a standing order. It is a little bit of a red herring that it is more secure for the Revenue Commissioners.

There may be 40% compliance. I think it is 23% in regard to credit or debit card or cheque and a further 12%-----