Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

The effect of the amendments would be to delete the table setting out the rates at which the deduction is to apply and remove the Minister's authority to make regulations to provide for the deduction. I appreciate the fact that the Deputy tabled the amendment to have a debate on the subject of rates. We do have a constitution, as Deputy Morgan is well aware; therefore, I am not going to deal with the rest of his argument.

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