John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have to interrupt Mr. Barnes because my time is running out. I have two final questions. If they cannot be answered in detail now, I will accept a reply in writing, as members always do. What does he make of the fact that, anecdotally, those in the hospitality industry are finding it difficult to attract staff who are doing reasonably well on the PUP and for whom it is not attractive to return to work?

For many years, Mr. Barnes and his predecessor, Mr. Coffey, have been telling us about the dangers relating to corporation tax, that the State is over-relying on it and it is bound to end at some stage or that there will be issues with it. The view seems to have changed in the sense that we are exposed internationally to it. The rules on corporation tax may change rather than the pot of gold shrinking because a company fails or something like that. It is an issue to which we will return. There is very little time for Mr. Barnes to respond.