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RADIO REVIEW:ONE HUNDRED years from now, they will still be talking about taxes on second homes on Liveline(RTÉ Radio One, weekdays). After discussing it at length earlier this year, Joe Duffy once again picked up on the €200 annual property tax on second and investment homes, which has been proposed as part of the Local Government Charges Bill 2009.

The bill said the tax will also apply to mobile homes. Duffy said “Father Ted caravans” won’t be included, but he added, somewhat provocatively, “It looks like it’s a Mobile Home Bill!”