Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. I thank them for coming and for their opening statements. I always think it is very interesting to listen to those opening statements.

My first question is for each grouping. Obviously, the role of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare was specifically about how to broaden the tax base and that is what we are here to discuss. It is why we are asking people to come in and have a discussion. We can hear loudly and clearly the groupings' opposition to certain proposals of the commission. They are within their rights to express those and we all have different concerns about different proposals. It is good to debate them and that is why we are here. However, the commission's objective was literally to see how to broaden the tax base.

My first question is for each group. What proposals do they have that they feel would be equitable for themselves and the groups they represent in broadening the tax base?