Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Furthermore, it was my predecessor who introduced a package of powers that can cater for investigations of the type being planned in this instance. Much of the taxation which was not paid is now being paid because of a more compliant culture brought about by the policies pursued by this Government. Those policies contrast starkly with the policies of the Administration that was in place when I was first elected to this House in the mid-1980s, which ensured effective taxation rates of 73%.

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