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

I am well used to Deputy Pearse Doherty wanting to shout over the points I make. I am responding to each of the questions asked. I am also doing this in the context of an economy which, as we saw yesterday, is moving to unemployment levels that are approaching an economy at full employment, while the earnings flow within the economy are making a real difference to people's living standards. I know why Deputy Pearse Doherty does not wish to refer to that or debate it, but as I am before the budget oversight committee I am happy to answer the different questions put to me. What I have been explaining is outlined in Table 6, which shows that in the context of the unallocated resources that are available from 2021 onwards there is the ability to deliver tax reform or reduction packages of €500 million to €600 million each year.