Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)

-----have reduced their commercial rates? The exception of Fingal County Council was mentioned. To give that local authority credit, it is very innovative. I believe it has a link with the credit union movement by which it provides loans to small businesses.

If a party is in charge of 28 of 34 local authorities, as I know Fine Gael is in my area, Limerick County Council and also in Limerick City Council and Clare County Council, one must ask whether it has reduced local authority charges where it is in control. If the party has control of local authorities there is a responsibility and the party should act as it means. Although it displays the intention in this House, it has the power at local level-----

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