Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)

I accept the explanation and I ask the Minister of State to accept mine as being bona fide. I did not invent it and it is a concern of ISME and of small businesses. Will the Ministers talk to the Minister for Finance and others to see if this is an issue. I agree with the Minister of State that the Revenue Commissioners are normally very reasonable and very easy to deal with when it comes to organising repayments. However, in recent months the situation is not the same as it was previously. Businesses are under enough pressure from everybody else and they do not need the authorities making life difficult for them.

I ask the Minister not to look at me as if I am making this up. I am only asking——

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