Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Deputy Higgins's form of politics is the ABC version and I will not even go there.

Essentially, it is something that needs to be recognised. These people, as citizens of the country, need to be recognised. These are not the traditional landlords. These are genuine people who had a little extra in their cashflow and bought a property. They invested in the State and now they are being crippled. I would ask the Government to look at this a little more carefully in the future.

Second, it would be nice to see the post office being allowed to deal with these charges and administer them. I would like to see more business being given to post offices, especially those in rural areas which could need help.

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