Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

As always, the Deputy has tried to turn the issue around by saying the partnership offers good value to the developer when everybody else believes it offers good value to the individuals concerned, as I have outlined. The argument as to whether tax reliefs should be continued is fair. The Minister for Finance is reviewing these.

The analysis the Deputy has come to is that approximately 300,000 people have homes outside the country. I believe that he has come to this analysis himself. I am not going to tell people not to have a second home. I am not ideologically opposed to people having a second home. It is difficult enough to live in one.

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