Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just to be clear, from a process point of view, I will come back before this committee and the Oireachtas later on this year - hopefully, assuming we are all here doing our work - making a recommendation about what to do. If anything, this committee has indicated that there is far more complexity surrounding this issue than might have been apparent initially. The idea that one might be able to maintain yield but individual taxpayers would be unaffected is very difficult to deliver. I am conscious that Deputy McGrath is leaving.

I am in front of the committee and know that other matters have been raised today about me and the performance of my Department. I take my relationship with the committee seriously. While I know that in this round of questions the Chairman has focused on the local property tax if members want to raise other matters with me, it is understandable that they will do so. As I say this, I know that I will be causing difficulties elsewhere because there is an event this evening to which I have committed, but I take my accountability to the committee seriously and if members want to raise other matters with me, I am in their hands.