David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support the amendment. I will not make a big deal out of the amendments that were ruled out of order. That has been done.

There is something outrageous about the Government looking to make landlords tax collectors. That is essentially what it is doing with the Bill. It should not be the responsibility of landlords to have to collect charges or taxes. It is outrageous that the Minister is pursuing such a line.

There is little point in restating the position, which we detailed on Second Stage and on Committee Stage. We also had lengthy debates on water charges yesterday in the context of the Civil Debt (Procedures) Act. The Government chose to rush those final two Bills through the Seanad at the end of the year, but that is not the way it should have been done. Many landlords have enough to do at this point without having to act as tax collectors for the Government or help compile registers for water charges, including unpaid charges. The Minister has gone the wrong way about it. I will support the amendment. I will speak later on the similar amendments that arise. I wish to put on record our opposition to what the Minister intends to do in the Bill.