Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We can bandy figures around - and I do not dispute the Minister’s figures - but these are the biggest landlords in the State. Let us call a spade a spade. The Minister for Finance is sitting here and saying that we should not charge those involved capital gains tax when they dispose of assets, and, by God, let us not ask them to pay corporation tax on their rental income. These are also not only the biggest landlords in the State but are some of the landlords that charge the highest rent in Dublin. That is what they are. Will the Minister reiterate why they should not pay corporation tax on their rental income or pay capital gains tax when they dispose of assets? These are the biggest landlords in the State and they are charging the highest prices for rental in Dublin.