Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to ask Mr. Staunton in what way, if he had a magic wand, he would change the tax system? Is there something that could be done that is not being done or something that he sees that could make it more progressive and fairer? I understand there are a thousand different ramifications of the progressive system as Dr. de Buitléir pointed out. It is a privilege to be here because the issue has been researched and reasoned. Communication is terribly important. Sometimes in the media we do not get the reality of what is going on. We get a bit of it or a doorway into it but we never really get it. It is important that politicians and Senators, I include myself in this, actually get lessons on it in terms of what is going on, not necessarily to prove a political point but that the facts speak for themselves, regardless of the party or who one is representing.