Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge what was said regarding the 2009 Act and second or holiday homes. These properties were purchased for investment purposes and often they were rented out. One cannot compare the second home levy to the household charge because the latter will affect every family in this country. We cannot support legislation that empowers the Minister to increase the charge by way of regulation and we will be pressing our amendment for that reason.