Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Mary Lou McDonald's proposal is to give a tax break only to renters. She proposes to do nothing for people struggling with mortgages or people who are living with their parents and struggling to raise money for a deposit. She proposes nothing for people who perhaps own a home already but who are struggling with other bills, such as bills for childcare. That is the difference. The Deputy wants only to single out individual groups in society and appeal to them.

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