Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister claims that he believes taxation is one of the reasons those with rental properties are leaving the market. I would say he is on his own, because I would say none of his officials agrees with that. The fact is that the tax on landlords' rental income has not increased over the past decade. It has decreased. Does the Minister accept that? As a starting point, can we begin on that common ground? The tax on the income a landlord gets has not increased. It has decreased over the past ten years. Will he accept that? That is my first question.