Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I would be very happy to speak to the Deputy about that. As he said, the allocation of the funding is a matter for the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. The Deputy raised an important point in his contribution, which is that if councillors make a decision to leave LPT unchanged and not make use of the LAF to reduce it, and if some even apply the LAF in an upwards direction, we should give consideration to how that is managed and how such decisions are made from year to year. As the Deputy will know, the majority of local authorities are either not using the LAF to reduce the LPT bill or are using the LAF to increase the LPT bill for homeowners in order to pay for more and better local services. I am aware of some of the challenges as to how those decisions are made. Perhaps that is something to look at once we have a successful revaluation under way.