Local property tax legislation
Gerry Adams asks when the local property tax Bill will be published and whether mortgage distress will be considered; the Taoiseach says it will form part of the December budget process.
Okay. When will the finance (local property tax) Bill be published and debated in the Dáil? It is a Bill to provide for the introduction of a property tax, which was previously the brainchild of Fianna Fáil and part of its four-year plan. When will the legislation be brought forward and debated? Will it take into account the significant number of households in mortgage distress, as the Taoiseach committed to do in the programme for Government?
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I am sure we can find time to discuss the question of Gaza.
The property tax is a matter for the Minister for Finance to bring forward. It will be part of the budgetary process and the House will have the opportunity to discuss that.