Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said it is unsurprising that the ESRI report states the top 10% of earners in the country are the ones who will benefit most, not just from last year's package but from that which will be promised this year and yet he keeps on dressing the budget up as though it will support middle income earners. Let us call a spade a spade. The top 10% of earners are not middle income earners. Rather, they are high income earners and include people such as the Minister, the Minister of State and other people.

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