Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)

-----it will ensure those with wealth and larger properties will pay more and, of course, smaller households will pay less.

The left cannot have it every way. While calling for better local services, they resist this tax which is a means to fund services. We must live in the real world where in this country there exists an Exchequer gap of more than €16 billion. The €160 million expected to be raised through this measure is a small amount in bridging the gap. However, in the longer term-----

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