Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2021-07-14
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal

I will be brief but I encourage Ministers, whether wise or not, to accept our amendments. They have already accepted the principle of self-assessment and it should be applicable to all homeowners. Believe me, if people are living in a house with defects, they will know it. They may not be sufficient to qualify for a scheme but they will know if a house is affected by pyrite. It is likely that the neighbours' houses will be affected too. These people know that, in effect, the presence of pyrite renders a house worthless. In circumstances where self-assessment is allowed, it should be extended to take in everybody. The Government has already accepted, in part, the principle of self-assessment, and these amendments just seek to ensure that principle applies to everybody. I cannot see an argument against it and I encourage the Minister to accept the amendments from An Teachta Doherty and An Teachta Mac Lochlainn.

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Sitting date: 2021-07-14