Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect and through the Chair, as my amendment suggests, we take those earning the minimum wage out of the USC tax net. That is why the Minister's suggestion, which he has now clarified, that those earning €70,000 work hardest, is relevant to this debate and is relevant to the facts. The Minister has clarified it and we have wasted 15 minutes when he could have provided the clarification originally. Now we can move on to the next section.