Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-19
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Steven Matthews (GP), Wicklow

I thank the Minister, Deputy McGrath. It is broadly welcomed, generally, by everybody here today to see a VAT reduction in the supply and installation of solar panels. It has been brought in as a financial resolution and I thank the Minister for explaining that as I did not realise it is so that we can implement this on 1 May, prior to the Finance Bill being passed. This demonstrates the speed and the commitment of this Government to act on renewables and address cost-of-living expenses for people to help them with those energy bills, to help them with future-proofing their housing, and in making them more energy efficient and energy resilient.

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