Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

A Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance says he is going to introduce an amendment and Deputy Paul Gogarty believes him. Did the Deputy not hear the discussion half an hour earlier about an amendment Deputy Joan Burton had proposed on Committee Stage which the Minister said he would accept later on Report Stage but then changed his mind? Then again Deputy Gogarty will probably learn as he goes along.

I cannot understand why the Government will not accept this straightforward and reasonable amendment. What is the Government afraid of? The worst case scenario is that someone who is not tax compliant cannot avail of the benefits of NAMA. Big deal; hard luck.

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