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

I can help the Deputy on that point. The Department of Finance has agreed a multi-year joint research programme with the ESRI on taxation policy and the macro-economy. Under this research partnership, economists in my Department will work alongside ESRI researchers on various new tax-related research topics aimed at gaining a better understanding of the links between various taxes, including a possible wealth tax on economic performance.