Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Minister of State. I have no difficulty with the thrust of anything he has said but I have two questions for clarification on amendment No 15, specifically on the proposed section 20(d). Even though the title is "Power to limit rates income" can I take it to mean this is really to ensure that local authorities do not lose out financially either from losing appeals or from the global revaluations of the utility companies? Is this essentially the nub of it?