Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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I wish to add my concern on the 50% rebate. I presume that the Minister is trying to achieve consistency across all local authorities but, where there are vacant properties in Waterford city, for example, the situation might not be the same as that in Dublin or Cork, where there is high demand and high levels of business. In Waterford, city centre locations are struggling and I am not sure that imposing the rebate on vacant properties is the solution. Will the Minister consider devolving this power to local authorities? I put this matter to city managers when they appeared before the committee.