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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 309. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he intends to introduce water billing. [28720/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 310. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options being investigated to spread out payments for water billing. [28721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 311. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons will face disconnection in the event of an inability to pay for water services. [28722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 323. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list, by council area, the value of commercial rates collected for each year since 2006. [28866/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 324. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list by council area the value of outstanding commercial rates and the value of uncollected commercial rates that have been written by councils for each year since 2006. [28867/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Parking Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 325. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number and size of car parks associated with out of town retail parks of over 20 parking spaces. [28868/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (18 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 336. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual rate of valuation bands in each local authority area in the State, per business type; if he will indicate the number of businesses that fall within each one of these bands; the value of each band to each local authority; and the amounts in each band unpaid by year end 2012. [29022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (13 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the appeals system for applicants who have been refused citizenship and or a working visa. [28234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (13 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 2012 report on human trafficking, including figures of identified victims, will be published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28233/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I want to pay my taxes.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: No, I want to pay my taxes.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Earth to Minister Hogan - please come in.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: No, that is not the case.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: We mean people in the Minister's salary range.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: In conclusion, what happened to the alter ego of Deputy Enda Kenny?

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The Opposition alter ego of Deputy Enda Kenny said "It is morally unjust and unfair to tax a person's home and by so doing grind him into the ground." We are seeing a flip-flop Taoiseach who makes a habit of saying one thing in opposition and doing the opposite in government.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The first rule of any tax should be the ability to pay. Some weeks ago I spoke to a man who is at breaking point. He has debts of some €20,000 arising from a collapsed business and a mortgage which was approximately €160,000 several years ago and on which he has been unable to make repayments. His business debts have increased to €30,000 while the mortgage has gone up...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I met a couple last week of whom one has lost his job and the other is working 15 hours per week. For one week out of every month they have absolutely no money. In the winter, for example, they cannot afford heating for one week in every four. One of their children has asthma and each month they have to beg and borrow the money to bring the child 15 miles up the road.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Some 180,000 mortgages in this State are in distress, the home owners in question living in terrible fear of repossession. Credit unions have indicated that 1.8 million people in this State are scraping for less than €100 at the end of the month. Hundreds of thousands are in negative equity and imprisoned by the unsustainable debt created by a collapsed market. What is the...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I am happy to outline it if the Deputy will be patient. Some 400,000 people who had no job were given one in order magically to conjure up enough money to pay the property tax. People living in ghost estates who are obliged to be vigilant every day in ensuring their children do not fall into the holes where the paths should be are obliged to pay the tax. People who built houses on sites...