Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Before the Minister gets away with what he just tried to do, he may recall that I indicated my concern that someone who, for instance, lived in Tallaght and had a caravan in Courtown was being asked by the Minister to pay for two television licences per annum. If that person was paying at the top rate of tax, which most workers reach quickly, it would entail him or her earning approximately €600 to pay for his or her licence fee obligations.

Regarding other matters and holiday homes, I pointed out that I was in a peculiar position, in that we had made a family decision that we would not have a licence-----