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Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I move:That Seanad Éireann:recognises that:- the Local Property Tax (LPT) was introduced in 2013 and current valuations are from that year; - the primary purpose of LPT is to provide funding for local services; - Fine Gael wrongly diverted 30 per cent of the revenue in 2014 to Irish Water; - initially the revaluation date was set for November 2016, this was changed to November 2019,...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: That deletes our motion.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator is proposing to delete the motion.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: He is being reasonable for now.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Paddy Burke might consider withdrawing his amendment.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I did not have the benefit of that.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator should read the motion.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Actually, he is not.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the other nine Senators and the Minister of State, despite Senator Lawlor's attempt to annoy everybody and wind everybody up. I realise he is only back in the Houses and is probably a bit riled up but there is no suggestion at all in this motion that the property tax be abolished.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator's colleague congratulated me on the motion before moving the amendment to delete it. I thank Senator Paddy Burke for his kind words.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Exactly. I thank Senator Paddy Burke very much for his kind words. I reassure Senator Lawlor that abolition is not proposed anywhere. None of us referred to it. It is not what we are about. I acknowledge much of what is in the Minister of State's speech. It is very reasonable. Much of it is stating the status quo, with which many of us, particularly those of us on the finance committee,...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: It is replacing grants that used to be available. With regard to where I live, where I used to be a member of the local authority, I talk about €850, not 85 charges, because the average property tax there is €655 before any adjustment. As I stated, almost 60% of houses are worth more than €300,000. That is before we go near those valued at €1 million. It does...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I am not ignoring it. I am saying that up to-----

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I acknowledge motorways that were built. I acknowledge many things. I acknowledge LIHAF. I regularly and often said good things about this Government, the Minister of State, in particular, and other Ministers in his Department when they did things right. I am pointing out that people think when they write a cheque or set up a direct debit for €850 that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan. Before we commence may I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to discussion on the amendment. Also on Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1 is in the names of Senators McDowell, Boyhan and Craughwell.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: And Tánaiste.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: It provides for the debate to conclude at 7 p.m. and for any business that has not been dealt with to be dealt with at 7 p.m., without debate.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The debate is guillotined.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The debate will be concluded at 7 p.m., guillotined or otherwise.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: What I am being told is that there is a guillotine on the debate at 7 p.m., or, it could be argued, within an hour. I think the Leader of the House is conscious of the issues that are being dealt with now, but equally conscious that the Minister is constrained at the far end of the next item.