Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)

That is grand. Deputy Ó Cuív stated that those who helped themselves - namely, the 440,000 rural householders - are the only citizens who will be obliged to pay the registration charge. These people will also be obliged to pay the planned water tax because many of the group schemes are now connected to local authority water schemes. They must also pay bin charges. People in rural areas are obliged to pay higher bin charges than those who live in urban areas. There is also the issue of the household tax to consider. In addition, the cost of home heating oil, motor tax and school transport has increased. Those to whom I refer will have to pay a range of costs.

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