Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The last section of Ms Hunt's presentation is entitled lessons for the future. She stated that government intervention in the property market was largely done in the absence of any engagement whatsoever with the property industry. Our evidence would be that the property industry never stops lobbying and tops the list seeking tax breaks, along with farmers. In fact, the property industry received three tax breaks in 2011. Let us remember the Galway tent and all of those kinds of things.