Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister for her reply. Why was the PRSI ceiling not abolished in the budget of 7 April? Does the Minister accept that the threshold deals only with people who could be regarded as being on reasonably high incomes? Does she consider that the €19.5 million that could have been achieved with the abolition of the ceiling is not necessary and that there is sufficient funding without it? Can the Minister give us any good reason it was not abolished in the budget? I acknowledge that the ceiling was raised in the budget but why was it not abolished?

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