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"It's not even a property tax. We need to dispel that myth," said Sinn Féin's Daithí Doolan. "It is a charge on people's homes, and those with living in Dublin are unfairly punished by an extremely high price of housing in the capital, and this is used as a benchmark to measure the local property tax."

Dublin Bus has criticized Fine Gael's claims that 'buses can endanger pedestrians' as "misleading and unhelpful," reflecting concerns over public safety discourse.

"I meant it when I said I think we should legislate in relation to the Occupied Territories. I will fulfil the commitment of the programme for government to bring forward legislation in relation to the occupied territories, we have to do everything humanly possible here, use every lever at our disposal."

Mr McDonagh was preferred for the role but his €430,000 salary and the lack of clarity surrounding the appointment have caused significant cabinet turmoil.

A Fine Gael official was removed from the ruling body after a female councillor lodged a complaint about a verbal confrontation, highlighting issues of treatment of women.

Mr Carrigy said: "I am honoured to have been elected to take on this important role. We are fortunate to have a wealth of new talent among us in Fine Gael alongside the experience many of our parliamentary party members have in public service."

Fine Gael is standing by a politician who has previously been involved in inappropriate conduct, despite an internal investigation into his behavior. This situation raises questions about the party's commitment to accountability and protection of its staff.