Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are all on the same page. We have argued for this for quite a long time. We have always said that there is a lot of detail in it and there could be many unintended consequences. I welcome the fact that there will be a report on it.

I referred to a nine-month period. The Bill will pass into law in December, and nine months would take us to next August or September. This needs to be scrutinised. The Minister is giving himself nine months. Will he indicate to the House when he will be able to complete the report and lay it before the House? Will he complete it any earlier? That would ensure it could be properly discussed and we could deal with all of the issues he has outlined, which we are well aware of in terms of potential tax. We could then be fully informed about any scrutiny of such a measure, including by the Committee on Budgetary Oversight, before the Minister makes a final decision on taxation matters and the budget in the second week of October.

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