Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Chair and I welcome our guests to this morning’s meeting. I have just a couple of questions. What worries me most, as I have often said before, is that when economists start talking about the things that can happen with relative ease, I begin to get worried because that has not been the experience in the past. My first question is what do our guest witnesses consider as higher earners and people who might be suitable for the phasing out of tax credits, for example, and at what level of income do they meet the criteria of higher earners? Is it €100,000, €150,000 or is it €200,000? What is it? Can any of our guests answer that question, please?