Further to the Taoiseach's response regarding legislation on the proposed property tax, it is envisaged that the legislation will follow the Cabinet's discussion of the Thornhill report. Has that report been furnished to the Cabinet and will it be published when the legislation is proposed? I would like to think that the report has been with the Cabinet for some time now, based on the negotiations that are taking place between the Department of Social Protection and Revenue on the collection of property taxes.

Deputy Cowen will be aware that the Revenue Commissioners were asked to set out the structure and mechanics of how a property tax might operate. I expect that the Thornhill report will be published once the Government has signed off on the details of the property tax. The Minister for Finance will set out that schedule.

When did the Cabinet get the Thornhill report?

The Thornhill report has been furnished to the Minister for quite some time now.

Since June.

I asked when the Cabinet received it.

The Cabinet has not yet signed off on it.