Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Amendment No. 50 aims to address our public finance deficit on the basis of fairness and equality which does not involve imposing an unfair burden on low-income workers. Every contribution from this side of the House has been about reasonableness and fairness. Deputy Barrett is correct that it is simply a matter of tweaking of rather than major surgery to the legislation. It is unfortunate the Minister will not accept these amendments.

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