Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

I have three questions. The Taoiseach did not answer the question raised by my colleague, Deputy Clare Daly, regarding when the animal health and welfare Bill will be brought before the Dáil and whether it will include a ban on fur farming.

With two weeks to go to the budget, will the local government charges Bill, which provides for a household tax, be introduced, debated and passed in advance of budget day? I ask the Taoiseach to be precise because he previously indicated that it would be introduced this session. We are rapidly running out of time.

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