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Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Will a proposal be forthcoming from the Government to amend the valuation Bill? I am conscious of the global valuation in recent weeks, under which process a reduction in the rates applicable to large utilities such as the ESB, eircom and Bord Gáis Energy was provided for, with a continuance of the policy not to apply rates to Irish Water, despite the fact that €11 billion worth...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: The same applies in Longford, Dublin or anywhere else. The global valuation ranges throughout the country from €200,000 to €800,000. I have letters in my office from my local authority which set out, for example, that disabled person's grant applications will not be dealt with for the next three to five years.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste spoke about people participating in their communities and elderly people being in a position-----

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: This has nothing to do with the economy going bust. The Government has had almost five years to correct the public finances and local authorities have-----

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Will legislation, in the context of an amendment to the valuation Bill, be introduced, given that the Government may well be faced with the prospect of many local authorities having to withdraw from the budgetary process because of the imposition being made on them to impose additional charges on commercial ratepayers or hike up property taxes, in respect of which they will be required to...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: In five years the Government has completed only 20% of valuations.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste can quote Brian Cowen and anyone else if she wants to-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Do Members ever get Leaders' answers?

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Give me a break. There are 3,000 voids nationally.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: I did.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: The Government has a 30,000 cap.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: What about the 30,000 cap?

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: You want them to do your job.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Dear God, blame the councillors.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Labour has no councillors anyway.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: Your are deluded.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: You are deluded.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: You are deluded.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: They sat on their hands. The Tánaiste is deluded.