John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It has become clear that the revaluation process currently being conducted in Waterford by the Valuation Office will result in businesses, and retailers in particular, going to the wall in large numbers. The Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2012, which was introduced in the Seanad, provides for an entirely different system of assessing rates for businesses based on self-assessment by the property owner. In light of the enormous damage that will be done by massive increases in rates bills for businesses, will the Taoiseach undertake to expedite the aforementioned Bill?

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