I would like to raise three matters. On 4 July, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government produced a statutory instrument, No. 296, in respect of the local property tax. Does the Taoiseach accept that the restrictions imposed by this set of regulations are so excessive that they will make it virtually impossible for local authorities to give effect in the current year to the legislative provision whereby they may increase or decrease the property tax by 15%?

We learned this morning that Irish Water intends to collect people's personal public service numbers to allow it to introduce the free allowance and to enable children to have free water. Will this initiative require any legislative underpinning? I raise it particularly in the context of the possibility that Irish Water, as a semi-State body, might be privatised at some future stage, which would give rise to a situation in which private companies would have possession of people's personal public service numbers.

I do not want to raise the Garth Brooks issue again as it was well ventilated at a committee meeting this morning. In light of the concerns expressed by the Taoiseach, the suggestion at this morning's meeting that the planning system is very autocratic and the fact that our planning legislation has not been the subject of any radical change since 2000, when the country was in the midst of a boom, does the Taoiseach believe planning legislation might need to be amended? Does he consider that the planning legislation we have is serving the public interest?

I think that is a separate issue.

Is the Deputy asking about planning legislation as it applies to concerts?

I am asking about planning legislation in general. Obviously, there is an issue with the planning of concerts. Is the general planning regime serving the public interest?

Is there promised legislation in that area?

There is planning legislation pending. It will be produced fairly soon. I suppose one could say that this particular issue is played out at this stage.

I have two tickets. I want my money back.

It is necessary to change the process that was put in place here many years ago because it is not satisfactory and it caused this difficulty. No appeals system was built into it when it was brought forward by Deputy Ó Fearghaíl's party many years ago. It needs to be changed and will be changed.

It is necessary for personal public service numbers to be available to Irish Water so that it can tell how many children are in families on the basis of the amount of child benefit they are receiving, as is their right. It needs this information so it can ensure families get their proper services and the proper amount of water to which they are entitled.

Clearly, the principle that has been established with regard to the property tax is that no local authority will be worse off. Provision has been made for 80% of the receipts to be retained within the local authority area. Some other elements of this matter still have to be decided on by the Government. Counties that have a surplus will be entitled to legislation for a reduction if they wish to do so. There is some work going on around that remaining element of the decision here.