David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

What we have said is that some of our public representatives have decided not to pay. It is not the job of any political party to tell the electorate what to do but it is clear that the electorate, the people of this country, have made up their minds that they will not pay the charge. We have not advocated that people should not pay it, and we will not call on people to pay the charge because it is a matter for them to make up their own minds. They are adults. When they turn 18 and they can vote they can make up their own minds on what they should and should not do.