Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thought, when Deputy Boyd Barrett was starting his contribution, that he was referring to the budget surplus this year, which has been significantly contributed to by corporation tax revenue. As I mentioned to Deputy Doherty earlier, the tax code we have had in this country and the pro-business approach has been central to transforming this economy, to making Ireland what it is today and to making sure that, unlike many of our European counterparts, we have been able to step in, by virtue of having a good economic situation, to help families and businesses through challenges, including inflationary challenges, at the moment, something we would not be able to do if we had followed the policies of the far left or People Before Profit. We would not have a State that we could help people with and would not have the economy we have. There is an issue there, which I discussed earlier, which is currently under consideration by the courts. Therefore, I am not in a position to comment on that particular-----

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