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

As I indicated, local authorities were led to believe, again by their political master, that they would retain 80% of the revenue accruing from the local property tax this year to fund other services and goods they provide. Towards the end of the year, they were informed this was not the case and the revenue would instead be allocated to Irish Water. When was this issue flagged to the Department?