asked the Minister for Local Government whether almost half of the income from rates in the Dublin Corporation area is in respect of non-residential premises.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Rates Income.
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On the basis of calculations made by Dublin Corporation I understand that rates payable on foot of non-residential premises will provide 42.05 per cent of the total rates income of Dublin Corporation in the current financial year.
Between now and the next budget, would the Minister consider the proposals we made to abolish rates on private residential houses and not on other buildings?
Would the Deputy say if his party included residential businesses in that?
It was residential houses.
I inquired if it was residential businesses?
A code can be worked out.
Was a code worked out? If so, would the Deputy make it available to me?
The principle has been spelled out.
Would the Minister do it?
We would consider it if Deputy Lemass would let me have the code that Fianna Fáil worked out.
It could be done in a few months.
Fianna Fáil had it for last year's election. They should have it still if they were not chancing their arm, which is what they were doing.