Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)

Does the Minister mind if I ask a question? We have had the conversation about this every year in which I have been on the finance committee. Would the Minister agree that this measure increases inequality? We have seen an increase in the number of people who are in work and in poverty. We have seen that the number of children who are in poverty is increasing. We see the number of people in homelessness increasing. Would the Minister agree that it increases the inequality that we have at the moment?