Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

As well as taking thousands of lower paid people out of the tax net and substantially increasing all welfare payments, including child benefit, hard-pressed first-time home buyers have got a significant boost through major changes in stamp duty payments for second-hand houses. This is a generous measure that offers incentive and opportunity for first-time buyers by recognising and supporting the reality of the situation and the necessity of ensuring——

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