David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I asked the Minister of State why we were paying a water charge. With respect to the Acting Chairman, we were told the purpose of the property tax was to pay for local services. We are now being told that one of these local services must be paid for separately, with all of the other local services people are being asked to pay for separately.

With respect to the charge, one of the problems – other than the fact the Minister of State will not answer the philosophical question about the property tax-----