Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)

Off the top of my head, if we are talking about everybody being equal, I would imagine it does, once one takes off the discount on the amount one actually pays. The officials will clarify that for me.

With regard to the exemption from DIRT, the annual exemption limit is currently €20,000 in the case of a single person and €40,000 in the case of a married couple. That has now been reduced to €18,000 and €36,000 respectively.

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