Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

I am happy to hear the Minister's response on this issue. I understand that if there are contracts in place, it will be difficult to break them. If there are existing arrangements, by contact or otherwise, such as voting rights, it will be difficult. The main areas are the grey areas that have been in existence up to now. People did not know where to turn. They were being levied these bills but there was no accountability on who was levying them and what they were paying for. This Bill will clarify many of those grey areas and bring comfort to many. Residents associations and others will be seeking guidelines on its implications. The Bill is technical, as it needs to be. Perhaps the Minister's Department or the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government would provide guidelines on it and outline clearly to residents associations and citizens their rights following the enactment of the Bill. It is important they know where their rights lie. Many have been unfairly taken advantage of by developers or people in authority. If the Bill is to have full effect, it needs to be put into the public domain in an easily digested fashion so that residents and citizens of estates know their rights and the authority they have to challenge many of the levies that have been unfairly imposed on them.