Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think the Minister of State has pulled the rug from under everyone on this Bill. It seems a whole new approach has been taken that is completely different from what was announced two years ago. This is unfortunate as the argument on Second Stage was that self-assessment would not happen all at once around the country. Rather, it was argued that it would happen only in certain counties and we argued that it should happen nationwide. Now it seems that the process will only be to provide assistance to the Valuation Office - that is a big change.