Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Again, in the context of this year's budget, a broad range of measures will be discussed. Housing will continue to be the number one priority in respect of taxation and expenditure measures. The finances are in a good state; the Deputy is correct. Obviously, a significant element of these revenues comes from corporation tax, which the Department of Finance is concerned about as being once off. We must, therefore, be prudent in how we deal with the once-off dimension of corporation tax revenues. In the context of the forthcoming budget, however, we will do everything we can to alleviate pressures on people across the range of measures we have at our disposal, including taxation. There are other measures as well.

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