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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister. Deputy Michael McGrath was first to indicate.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: To clarify, we, as a committee, were hoping to have such a briefing with the Minister's officials but we were unable to progress it. I acknowledge that and look forward to a chance to re-engage with them. I invite Deputy Boyd Barrett to put his questions to the Minister.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: There is very little-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I did indicate to members that in prioritising this area there would be some latitude if they wanted to ask the Minister about matters discussed in our first session also.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I reiterate that if members do not use all of their time in the first round, they will have an opportunity to reply to the Minister's comments in the second round.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy is citing a briefing document supplied by the committee as opposed to the Minister or his officials who will not have seen it.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Burton is out of time but she has a few seconds to ask that question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry but that is completely outside our area today.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry but Deputy Burton is out of time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: In the way-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry Deputy Burton-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will let the Minister in briefly to finish and then I will explain again how this questioning works.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I want to make it absolutely clear to all Deputies that they will have an opportunity to come back in again after we have completed a round of questioning. All they have to do is wait and then they can come back in and follow up with the Minister as much as they like. I call Deputy Cowen.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Cowen. I call Deputy Eamon Ryan.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy is out of time. I have given him extra leeway but I must let the Minister back in.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: The meeting is supposed to conclude in three minutes' time. However, I had indicated earlier to Deputy Lisa Chambers that she could come back in with a question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I know we are over time but I ask the Minister to bear with me as I have a couple of questions I want to ask him about the LPT. One of them relates to the committee's work on LPT. There is widespread discussion about the yield and a constant discussion about property prices increasing. What work has been done in terms of the yield and in looking at the scenarios relating to a property...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: What about the other point about considering the models for a property price decrease?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister on behalf of the committee for the time he and his officials have given us today. We very much appreciate that. It has been a long sitting day for the committee.