Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

It is part of our discussions for the budget and that is the reason it is not in the plan. Individual taxes are specifically part of the budget. No decision has been made on the issue yet. Discussions are taking place with the industry and we are looking at the overall financial context to see whether it is possible to remove or reduce it or to see how we can replace the €80 million otherwise. The issue is on the table and I am very open to specific proposals on that.

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