Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute
2:00 pm
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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What about equality for someone who might want to take a break? The tax system, through individualisation, very much steers people towards working and two incomes. I agree it should be left to the mother or father. Why would we make that decision for some parents who may have a different view?