John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

There may be difficulty with the other paragraphs but I am looking in particular at paragraph (e). The Minister has made it clear that he has factored in all the costs and implications of taxation. There is a convention in this House and in other parliaments throughout Europe that one does not mention certain events that occurred in the past, including the Civil War. Unfortunately, Senator John Paul Phelan gratuitously mentioned the Civil war this morning. In the spirit of Christmas, I will just say that the convention should be adhered to in the future. It was wrong to say what he said, but I am sure it will not happen again.