Dáil Tuesday 26 March 2013 at 16:40

Property tax banding errors

Summary

Michael Healy-Rae complains that property-tax demands do not correspond with townland banding and calls the system a shambles, but the Ceann Comhairle rules that the matter must be raised by parliamentary question.

Michael Healy-Rae Independent

With regard to the property tax, there is great confusion about what is happening. The guidelines sent out with regard to banding-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We are not dealing with guidelines.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

My point is on promised legislation, if the Ceann Comhairle will let me finish. Taking the banding that townlands are in-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is detail and cannot be dealt with on the Order of Business.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

The demand going to the people------

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

The Deputy should table a parliamentary question.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

-----is not in correspondence with the banding of the townland as described. The whole thing is a shambles.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

The Deputy should resume his seat.

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Michael Healy-Rae Independent

My question is whether there is a proposal, considering the error-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is not a question on promised legislation. The legislation has already been passed.

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