Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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The Minister knows that over half of workers do not pay tax at the higher rate which means that the average worker does not benefit from the change that the Government is planning. The Minister told the media that average workers will benefit to the tune of €1,000. Can he tell this committee, to which he is accountable, albeit that the media has an important job to do as well, whether an income earner on €40,000 will get the €1,000 benefit that he was happy to tell the media about? He was happy to put out that spin for the last couple of days. It is a very simple question.