Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of the local property tax is to broaden the tax base in this country and to give local authorities an element of autonomy and sovereignty they did not have heretofore. This was supported by Deputy Calleary's party at the time. If Deputies from any particular local authority are asserting their understanding of that policy, that does not constitute a squabble. There is no squabble. The position is as I have stated it to be. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is required-----

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