Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Was it the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage that came up with options as to the exclusion of precast concrete? If so, how did that arise? Was it Mr. Armstrong himself and the officials? We have learned that it is because there is a big export market in respect of precast products. I believe the Minister for Finance has stated on the Dáil record that he acknowledges the value of Ireland's precast concrete sector and therefore has decided to remove precast concrete products from the scope of the levy. Is this because of the impact of the export sector for precast concrete and is that the rationale for this decision?