David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 8, subsection (4)(b), line 15, to delete "the year 2012 and the year 2013" and substitute "the years from 2012 to 2015".

I will not speak too long on the amendment because it is simple and practical. I welcome the inclusion in the list of those exempt from the charge of people who live in unfinished housing estates. I assume the logic is that all services may not have been provided. It is also unfair that people living in such estates would have to pay a property charge or tax. The timeframe should be extended to 2015. Most of the unfinished housing estates will not have services provided in the timeframe prescribed, namely, 2012 to 2013. We accept and support what the Minister of State and the Government are attempting to do, which is to support people living in unfinished housing estates.