Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I welcome Government support for the Private Members' motion tonight and look forward to the full debate. I ask that we bring the Minister for Finance or the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform into the House to debate stamp duty. We must know the Government's plans, if any, on the issue. Do they amount to an election promise or are they an aspiration? Will they be delivered in the budget? What precisely does the Government plan to do? Those who intend to buy or sell property in the coming months are confused. It would be no harm if a Government spokesman were to come before the House to discuss the issue.