Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----I will be seeking a further lowering of parking charges and commercial rates as a result of this money reverting back to the constituency. At a small-business meeting in Dún Laoghaire last week, the resounding cry from the SME representatives and traders present was that commercial rates were killing their business. This cannot continue. If Dún Laoghaire pays the most, then by God, they will get the most back to fund their roads, cemeteries, parks and so forth. Unlike Deputy Doherty, who is not in the Chamber at the moment, we in Government are more concerned with how we can improve this country rather than wasting time. If the Deputy had any real and relevant solutions as to how he would improve the country, I would love to hear them. He should stop wasting time, stop being populist and stop his antics.

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