Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to go back to the fact that the Minister is extending this scheme. I am not opposed to its extension but I want to look at how he is making this judgment. It is provided for in the Finance Bill that a scheme will be introduced with a deadline; the deadline approaches; lo and behold, the deadline is extended. I cannot recall when a scheme in the Finance Bill that was supposed to end actually ended. Deadlines are more or less always extended.

What was the rationale there? What was the rationale originally for ending the scheme at a certain point and now continuing it? As we approach December 2020 we all know that it will, more than likely, be extended again.