Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

People earning €70,000 are not the kinds of people we are seeking to have pay more tax. Under our proposals they would not pay any USC. They are relatively high-income earners, but they are not the kind of super rich at whom our policies are aimed. It is not statistically accurate to suggest that people on those relatively high incomes are middle-income earners. Approximately two thirds of all income earners are earning less than €40,000 or €45,000. Would that be accurate?