Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The poster prompted several thoughts including that its timing is good because we have 18 months to point out that it is incorrect. Senator Ryan made the reasonable point that many people feel the system is not exactly fair. It is a challenge to address that perception, if it exists. It does not reflect the major success of the economy, for example, the significant pay increases which have happened simultaneously with a drop in the level of the PAYE tax rate. Meanwhile, the rate of inflation has dropped quite appreciably.