Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I concur with everything the Deputy said. We all agree that we should be able to move on this more quickly. I acknowledge the work of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage which put a lot of time into its report on this issue. I am not personally aware of any Private Members' Bill but that can be discussed in Government circles and with relevant Ministers.

I hope the aforementioned report is published as soon as possible. The Department of Finance has to stand back until it sees the report. In that context, I do not have any answer for Deputy Matthews this morning on taxation measures and will not have an answer until we get an assessment of the problem.

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