Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I understand the Leas-Cheann Comhairle has no involvement in it but I fail to understand how my amendment, which had at its heart the merits of requesting a standing or permanent tax commission as its first task to advise and report on the best means of amalgamating USC and PRSI, was ruled out of order when other amendments on the same topic have been allowed. It is inherently unfair. I do not know who did it. As I said, I do not think the Leas-Cheann Comhairle himself was involved but I want to object.

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