Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. What sort of figure does the Minister expect to achieve when he closes the loophole? Is giving them until the beginning of 2019 not like telling someone who is going to get flooded to leave the house? Are we not telling them something well in advance and flagging it to them so that they can do something to counteract it? It is an unusual way of doing it. If the Minister is going to do something, he has to spring a surprise and the beginning of 2018 is the time to do it. Basically, we should not be telling everyone our little secrets to ensure they can escape what is to come.

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