Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The question Senator Byrne raises is a fair one. The logic behind these amendments is that they would provide greater consistency. At the moment the system is not consistent, and on the last occasion on which we had this debate we heard many examples of inconsistencies in the application of various functions. Having a revision manager to oversee consistency and standards prevents a situation whereby one could have 50 individual valuation officers, resulting in an inconsistency that can already be seen in many local areas. The idea of a revision manager is to provide somebody to oversee all the other valuation officers. It is a prudent measure, to attempt to ensure consistency.