Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage
1:10 pm
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I can understand the thinking on the base. That being given, I ask that the Minister accept amendment No. 40 on the basis there will be a consolidation of the rate across an entire county. There are substantial differences, and as the Minister will be aware, the rate set by many town councils would be much lower than the county rate. The amendment is tabled in that spirit. We accept it will be harmonised over time. This seeks to give the municipal district members a strong input into that because it will cause problems, particularly where there is a variation of 20% or 25% between the town council rate and the overall county council rate.
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