Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The hard pressed motorist, who in paying his or her car tax believes this is where the money is going. The Minister is now taking from the fund and using that money to erect meters outside people's homes so that he can impose another charge on them. What the Minister is proposing is very bad in terms of local government. It is odious and should not be included. It goes completely against everything that the Minister said in the Chamber during the past two years. I ask that he stand back from this.

The Minister might when responding also indicate how much the call centre will cost. There are 34 call centres under the local government system, which are operated by experienced staff, some of whom have been working in that area for years. These are local authority staff who have been doing this job for years. In regard to the call centre to be established by Irish Water, how much will be taken from motor tax receipts to fund it?