Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I agree with the Deputy's second last comment. I would like to think that the process of law will take its course. My understanding is that very significant amounts of documentation have been forwarded to the DPP. This is clearly an independent office and information has been forwarded both by the Director of Corporate Enforcement and by the fraud squad, and it is a matter for that to be pursued in due course. Whatever decision is made by the DPP, it would be my hope that persons who should be before the law should be brought before the law and that the law deals with them.

A total of 110,000 householders have signed on for the property charge. The Deputy says that people cannot pay. This is a €2 charge per week. It is a flat tax but that will not the case in future, because some people can obviously pay more than that.

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