Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy's party has consistently stood up here over many years, as has Deputy Doherty, and said that the change in circumstances in our country would not happen, that the changes made in economic policy to get our country to this point would not be successful, and that we would not see a return to employment. This has happened. I have outlined to the Deputy my view and the Taoiseach's view on the long-term role of the universal social charge. It should be at the heart of a new social contract between our citizens, through how we integrate it into the PRSI code. The views regarding how we make our tax code more competitive and how work is rewarded of course will be handled in a way consistent with the programme for Government and consistent with the supply and confidence agreement we have with Fianna Fáil.

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