Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Can the Minister confirm that it remains the position that these changes will come into effect on 1 January 2020? Will any changes that will come in not require the approval of either the Minister or this House? Has he any details regarding the nature of this consultation and engagement? Who has it been with? I imagine that it has been with the trade union bodies and employer representative bodies. We are getting a certain amount of feedback through those channels but the key concern here is that many low and middle-income workers, for whom this has become a normal part of their tax code, will be in for a shock and will have their net pay reduced in January 2020 as a result of these changes of which, as of now, we have no advance notice or foresight regarding what is involved.

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