Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to continue this dialogue with the Deputy and the committee throughout this year. The only objective of the scheme should be that we are providing support to individuals who play a role in either the retention or creation of jobs. Having evaluated the scheme against those objectives, I decided that the reapplication of the cap was needed in the context of the growth of the scheme, in particular the growth of a number of earners at the highest end of scheme. When I realised the amounts of that were involved in the relief as it stood, which the Deputy pointed out, I decided this change in policy was needed.

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