Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the times we are in and in trying to fix the mess Fianna Fáil left behind, one is left with bad choices.

One is measuring one choice against another. When the Deputy’s neighbours do their shopping, they pay VAT and excise. Why should they be the people who carry the burden when other people at work on an extra payment should not pay tax? I know the Deputy has an argument, but there are as many arguments on my side as there are on the Deputy’s.

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