Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is limited consistency in the designation of estates. The Minister of State indicated that the survey was carried out by the Department in conjunction with local authorities. Parts of the Rockview estate in Portlaoise lack footpaths but the property tax is supposed to be used to provide footpaths and lighting, which comes from the roads budget in every county council with which I am familiar. It is a question of ring-fencing money. Some €150 million has been taken from the car tax fund this year and moved to the loan account to pay off debts.

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