Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Before the Government parties came into office they said that they opposed this property tax. It takes no account of ability to pay or of those in negative equity; and it ignores the fact that one in four mortgage holders is in mortgage distress or the many others stuck in homes whose value has dropped and on which they have paid huge stamp duty.

It is a tax that was proposed by Fianna Fail and now, as we see, it is being implemented by their brothers and sisters in arms, Fine Gael and Labour.

See this speech in context