Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is about the principle of an interim report if there is evidence. It does not need to be in the Finance Bill. It is a commitment to work together and, if there are issues, to bring them to our attention and re-examine the section, so we can be prepared for next year's finance Bill. When the data become available, there should be a report on them. It should be the norm, for most tax changes of substance, that the budgetary oversight committee would examine them. I will withdraw my amendment and seek to reintroduce it on Report Stage, maybe rephrased, with a commitment from the Government that we would have a report on the effect of it as soon as the data are available.