Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, the necessity for the Minister for Finance to make a statement explaining how and why the Government allowed €3 billion in tax revenue to be lost to the State as a result of property based tax reliefs while in excess of 43,000 households continue to languish on social housing waiting lists and, in light of the confirmation of the Indecon review, that these reliefs led to increases in site prices and property prices, the necessity to explain why the Government chose to ignore the detrimental consequences of these reliefs for those trying to secure housing.

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