Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

We will propose an amendment to allow the charge to be paid on a monthly or weekly basis. I cannot understand why a €10 charge can be imposed on over-the-counter transactions for the NPPR when the same option is not being afforded under this legislation. If somebody wants to pay a charge in a local council office, he or she should not be penalised for doing so. Not everybody has Internet access. We will be opposing the legislation in its current format because it has insufficient exemptions for the most vulnerable.