Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before I call Deputy Connolly, I ask Mr. Lemass to elaborate on one comment he made. He said that generally when the office goes to a county under the revaluation process, there is no increase in the overall rates bill for that rating authority. I interpret that to mean there will be winners and losers. However, in a county where the population, business activity and number of businesses have been in decline for a long number of years, the reduced number of businesses will have to pay the same total that was always paid by the county even though there is less activity and a lower population. Does Mr. Lemass get my point?