Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

It is not agreed. Again the Government is using a guillotine on very important legislation. I am sure the Tánaiste is well aware that the legislation, of which his party is fully supportive, allows for tax breaks to the super wealthy in the form of €635,000 which would be free from tax for people coming from overseas. I am sure he is also aware that the Finance Bill allows for some of the most well paid officials in the public sector to be able to dip into their private pensions in order not to pay the penalties that would be imposed on them at the time of retirement if their pension pot was more than €2.3 million. Very few people would be able to avail of that provision.

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