Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

I have asked repeatedly for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to come into this House to update Members truthfully and factually on the position in respect of this household charge. It is causing grave concern and I warn the Government that unless it is dealt with in a reasonable fashion, the scenario of which the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, warned will come to pass. It will have a referendum on Europe that is not about Europe itself. It will be about the mismanagement of this Minister in particular and of the Government in general. Consequently, I once again propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, come into this House and tell Members directly the reason he will not extend this deadline and the reason he will not allow ease of payment through the extensive post office network.