Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Here is a cash-rich sacred cow that the Government refuses to touch. It could be done on the basis of acres above the limit. It would not stifle anyone buying commercial premises to develop for residential or commercial purposes. It would not create uncertainty. Auctioneers are concerned about it, as we all are. The Minister is not definite - no more than I am - that it will return the kind of money projected. These fat cats seem to be sacred cows that cannot be touched and the Government will not touch them. Other big parties will not touch them either.

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