Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have been putting forward the proposals set out in this motion year after year in the debate on the Finance Bill.

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party voted against even looking at the idea of additional stamp duty on these types of funds just six months ago. Those parties voted against even looking at that because they want the status quo. Now, because of the public anger, they are running around like headless chickens. There are proposals here to deal with this issue. The Government should support this motion and stop these funds from squeezing out first-time buyers.

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