Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

We could try a wealth tax on anything over €1 million. That would bring in a huge amount of money, almost €3 billion. We could try a financial transactions tax. I dispute the Minister's figures in respect of subvention. The Government is deliberately allowing the public transport system to run down and to have to provide a service on less money so that the Government can privatise it in a short time. That was the aim of the previous Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and it is the aim of the current Minister.

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