Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I will reiterate what the ESRI said regarding material deprivation and the inability of households to afford essentials increasing markedly between 2022 and 2023, especially for children. While we congratulate ourselves on budget decisions, the figures relating to child poverty and deprivation speak for themselves.

Reference was made to inheritance tax. NERI has stated that inheritance tax is one of the most growth-friendly and progressive of all taxes, that it should be increased and not reduced, and that cutting it simply worsens intergenerational inequities. What does the Minister for Finance have to say regarding inheritance tax?