Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To finish up, two economists were in the Oireachtas recently. It was not with this committee, but with the social protection committee. One of them was Professor John FitzGerald and the other was Dr. Dónal de Buitléir. Professor FitzGerald said, "The overall impact of Government policy on expenditure and taxation of successive Governments has had a progressive impact." Dr. Dónal de Buitléir stated, "The fact is that we have the most progressive tax and transfer system in the OECD both absolutely and proportionately." Would Professor McDonough have a view on those two statements?