Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is one matter that both of us should be able to settle on, namely, the accurate figures that come from the Minister's Department. The Minister keeps referring to average people and average earners. He has dodged the question, but it is the case that someone on a medium income will not benefit one cent from the increase in the standard rate cut-off point, a measure that will cost €750 million. I assume the Minister accepts that this is a fact.