Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There are a number of questions to deal with. I will deal, first, with the issue of high earners. The Sinn Féin position has always been very clear. It suggests some nebulous rich tax could be imposed that would solve all of our problems, that no general tax need be levied and that there is no need to cut any service. The number of high earners in the public service who earn more than €100,000 is less than 2%.

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