Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

The equivalent is €52, although the stated amount is much less. Legislating piecemeal is not the way to handle this matter. I respect the amendment's intent, but doing it the right way would be to do as we have laid out throughout this process, namely, establishing the DTA and its operations while working on the reform of the 1932 Act. This is what the Government will do.

See this speech in context