Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise, as I was at another committee and I hope that I do not revisit questions that have been asked. I am sure the Chair will not be slow in telling me if I do.

I wish to ask about a matter discussed by the Committee of Public Accounts recently, that being bogus self-employment. Our PRSI is low by EU standards. It will be examined by the newly established Commission on Taxation and Welfare, which has been given a far-reaching remit to recommend changes to the taxes we pay and the entitlements we receive. Will the commission go beyond headline tax rates and examine areas of avoidance through, for example, bogus self-employment? If it recommends tax increases, will the Minister accept them?