Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Taoiseach might advise the House about the Narrow Water bridge project and where it stands now. Can we expect it will proceed or what exactly is the position?

Unfortunately, many businesses are being wound up around the country for obvious reasons. Local authorities appear to have a difficulty on rates arrears and there are constraints on local authority accounts departments to negotiate these arrears. They claim that the legislative position is that they are not allowed to reduce the rates bill where representatives of businesses in distress are prepared to negotiate the figure with them. Perhaps the Taoiseach might look at that.

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