I ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, for a timeframe in regard to the vitally important commercial rates Bill. I am sure the Minister does not have the information on the heads of the Bill and what it contains but the current legislation is out of date. Many businesses are very concerned with the current position and I ask the Minister to provide an update on the Bill.

I thank the Deputy, who is correct to raise the issue of the Bill, which is very important for local authorities and ratepayers across the country. I raised it this morning with the Attorney General and made clear its priority for the Government. We hope to have heads of the Bill by the end of May and to get it into the House as quickly as possible.