John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

Will the Minister of State indicate that he will look seriously at the issue of reinvestment, particularly by farmers and householders? Those who lose their homes or land and seek to reinvest the money they receive in their business within a specified period of time should be exempt.

My language may have been unhelpful in this debate. However, I did not directly describe tax as theft. That is certainly not the case.