Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputies opposite for tabling this motion. I welcome the opportunity to discuss it and lay out a few issues. In the few minutes I have available to me, I would like to go through the motion itself, the challenges that have been cited, some of the responses that have been issued, some of the engagement we have had and to take the debate in the round. I would like to state for the record that the Government does not intend to oppose this motion, but I remind Deputies that any decision on all tax matters, including VAT, is considered as part of the budgetary process. Therefore, the decision to not oppose this motion today does not mean that the Government has made any decision in respect of budget 2025. We do not announce the budget in June.

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