Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Very often when some of us on this side of the House rail against unfair water charges, property taxes or what we believe is the Government's failure to adequately fund public services such as housing, health and education, the Minister regularly cites the phrase "there is no pot of gold" in terms of there being an alternative source of funds that could be taxed to avoid this unfairness and give us the resources we need to invest in public services. The Credit Suisse report suggests there is a large pot of gold in the hands of a tiny group of people. I would like to know if the Minister has seen the report and, if so, his views on it and whether he believes it indicates the need for a wealth tax?

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