Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I reiterate the apology for the previous session. I am sorry I am not chairing today, but I have a meeting at 7 p.m. with the Ceann Comhairle. I want to start with chapter 9, which all the witnesses seem to have a slight objection to, which I think is interesting. We have talked a little bit already about chapter 9, but I do not think that kind of approach has solidified. It is interesting that both groups have talked a bit about it. Obviously, the committee has done work on tax expenditures previously. We all learned the hard way how difficult it can be to understand what is going on with the €7 billion or so in tax expenditures. In terms of chapter 9, can I take it as read that both organisations support the idea of consolidation legislation in respect of taxes and the simplification of the tax code?