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- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Thank you, Deputy.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy must conclude.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Did the Deputy hear me?
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy, it can be read into the record.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy-----
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy's perseverance is impressive. Deputy Mick Wallace is sharing time with Deputy Shane Ross.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy has two more minutes.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Yes.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Unfortunately the Deputy's time is up.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: It was a good ten minutes. I call Deputy Ross. He has ten minutes.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Ten minutes is enough time for three boiled eggs.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy has 20 seconds left.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Hannigan, who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Dowds and Terence Flanagan.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: There are 15 minutes remaining in this slot.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Doherty does not need to hurry.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Financial (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013. I have listened to the contributions of Deputies on all sides to a debate which has travelled into many areas. It began with a focus on first principles, namely, why we are dealing with legislation relating to a local property tax by means of which we are aiming to raise approximately €500...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----that might raise another €0.25 billion. That is a lot of money, and everybody would understand that three-year national recovery effort. It would be easy because all the systems of collection are in place for those levies. We would not have to give anybody extra powers or tell tales on anybody else; it is all in place. The only thing that is missing is telling the story,...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Am I sharing with anybody?
- Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)
Peter Mathews: Yes. If we were able to do that, could we dare to be courageous and bring in a supplementary budget that would park the property tax and bring in three other strands of revenue creation along the lines I have suggested for the three-year national recovery programme? It is a daring thought-----