Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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We are working within the Government. We have had constructive discussions in recent days. There is absolute agreement in Government and throughout the Oireachtas on ensuring the tax addresses hoarders in our country. This is important to everybody. There is also consensus on excluding active farmers who are now an unintended consequence of the tax as it exists today. The majority of active farmers with serviced land who sought to remove a residential zoning have not been able to do so. We are trying to construct a mechanism for active farmers who wants to continue farming so they are not subject to the tax. To answer the question, we have had good discussions on it. We are developing a mechanism and we hope to conclude it in the next week or so.