Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On amendment No. 6, my heart goes out to these local authorities which have so many commercial bills to send out, that it is causing financial constraints to send them in prepaid envelopes. I wish we had that many to send out in Wicklow.

I am not 100% sure what is the purpose of amendment No. 7. Is it to take liability away from the person who was using the property and putting it back on the owner or occupier? My understanding is that if the owner or occupier of the property informs the local authority with the name and address of the person who is renting the property, the liability then stays with that person and does not revert back to the owner-occupier. If that is the case, why is this amendment needed, if the liability is not transferable to the owner-occupier?