Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

We heard comments before the last election and recently in the media about the issue. Does the Minister still agree that child benefit is the sole universal benefit, should be protected as such and should not be reduced? Does she agree that the fairest and simplest method is to give child benefit for every child at the same rate and use the tax system to recoup from wealthy parents? For example, we propose to introduce a third rate of income tax on individuals or a wealth tax.

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