Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We were very clear with our members before the local elections that they would not be voting for an increase in commercial rates and would reduce property charges where that is possible, while setting out clearly that it would not be possible in all cases. The Deputy asked whether 80% of property tax revenues will be retained in the areas in which they are collected. The taxes gathered in different parts of the country are dependent on property valuations in those locations and there is a variation in that. We want to ensure that no local authority is in a worse position then it was before. I thank the Deputy for her comment about people on the other side of the House giving politics a bad name. I agree with that.

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