Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister. It was €2 a week. Today, he spoke about the annual tax increase of €13 a year, or 25 cent a week. The Irish Independent of Monday 30 January, following an investigation, pointed out that for the first time ever the cost of running the average family car had exceeded €100 per week. Where is the 25 cent per week there? That figure did not include depreciation.

This is a Bill and a Government without vision or a strategy for where we want to see the country positioned. This is a Bill and a Government that should be changed.

The Bill will pass, because the Government has the numbers in the Houses, but people will still be angry and I will still stand here trying to express their anger. I do not know how long it will take to make a difference, but a difference will be made.

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