Peter Kelly (Longford-Roscommon, Fianna Fail)

Perhaps the less said the better. Perhaps Deputy Durkan was blushing during a previous debate today.

I refer to the rural tax scheme. Some people in this House, who are not from my constituency, were not in favour of the tax scheme. I invite Deputies to visit Longford and speak to the people to understand how the rural tax scheme is working. Longford people must be encouraged to work with the Government and improve the lot of people. The people in my constituency wanted the rural tax scheme and welcomed it. Our main concern was that couples would be able to build or buy their own house by working hard and availing of this tax relief scheme. Many jobs have been created in Longford and the better our economy, the better our social services.

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