Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

As the Tánaiste is aware, local authorities are preparing their budgets for 2012. It has been signalled within the local government sector that the Government is considering a major adjustment to the rates system which will involve a change to primary legislation. Is the Tánaiste in a position to indicate whether this is the case? When will the relevant legislation be published?

The anti-democratic privatisation of waste services is continuing, with the Dublin city manager threatening to privatise waste collection in the city in December. A national waiver system has been promised in the past. Will the Tánaiste indicate when legislation relating to such a system will be published?

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