Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Did the Government want to deal with a fair taxation system, whether concerning tax exiles or the wealth I have described? The Government patently ignored it and went after the usual suspects, those on low incomes across the board. That is grossly unfair. People said that Sinn Féin is not prepared to increase taxation but of course we are. We are prepared to introduce cuts in the public sector. We have outlined that in terms of capping salaries of €100,000 and dealing with the pay of Ministers and Oireachtas Members. People ignored what we were proposing. Let us call the adjustments cuts.

It would be interesting if the Government accepts this amendment. Perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle can advise on the following matter. Will this be invoked one month after the passing of the Bill? Does that mean that the Dáil will not be sitting by then? I am sure there is provision for this somewhere.

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