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Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is dodging.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is being discussed everywhere except in this House. That is not a good enough answer. It is the old story.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, it goes to the heart of the relevance of this House.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It has been stated by the Taoiseach that the Government is anxious to raise up to €500 million through a property tax and that it will bring proposals before the House shortly in that regard. Could he indicate when legislation will be introduced?

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. The Government has stated that it wishes to raise €500 million through a property tax. Could the Taoiseach indicate to the House when he intends to bring legislation forward to prepare for the introduction of a property tax? Given that we now have a date for the European fiscal treaty referendum, could the Taoiseach indicate when it is his intention to bring...

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: My understanding-----

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: But the Government said it had to be in place by 2013.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: This is 2012.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It was bad enough that the household tax was pushed through come hell or high water by 31 March, with the result that only half of households have registered for payment. Now the country is faced with the water metering debacle, with headlines in The Sunday Times suggesting that people will have to pay up to €300 to install a meter. This was followed by a spokesman for the Department of...

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: I suggest the Government already is out of touch.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It does not have a clear and detailed plan on how water metering is going to work.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: This has been a shambolic and farcical situation. There are no detailed costings, no detail on exemptions and no details on how the Government expects to put water meters into all households by 2014-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----which would require an installation rate of 4,000 per day. Moreover, while the actual cost of meter installation has been quoted as being €800 per house, Professor Gray of Trinity College Dublin has stated that meters can cost anything from €90 to €700.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Can the Taoiseach bring clarity to this issue this morning? How much will this water metering system cost the average householder? Second, what are the job loss implications in the 34 local authorities? I note when this happened in Northern Ireland, more than 800 jobs were lost in local authorities there-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----which would equate to approximately 1,300 jobs in this jurisdiction.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Third, will the Taoiseach ensure the appearance in the House today of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----to make a detailed statement to bring clarity to this issue and to answer questions from Members of this House?

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is the hapless Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, who always is sent out. Where is the Minister, Deputy Hogan? The Minister, Deputy Hogan, should come into the House to give a detailed statement and answer a few questions on it for the benefit of the House and the public.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: I simply asked a question.