Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

——that there would be no access to European markets by the Israelis unless they give access to food for the Palestinians.

I raise the matter of a very disturbing questionnaire sent by the FÁS branch of SIPTU to councillors throughout the country. The objective of this questionnaire is clear when one reads the questions — for example, question No. 10 reads: "Do you agree with workers on the minimum wage [being] brought into the tax base?", while question No. 12 reads: "Do you agree that the lower paid and those on the minimum wage should be brought into the tax net?" Those questions are almost identical. Another question asks: "Do you agree ... the raising of taxes should affect mainly the wealthy and higher paid?" I believe that taxes should be fairly paid by all, not just by one group, whether it be the lower paid or the higher paid. Then comes the crunch. The questionnaire states: "In the event of a non response received from particular councillors, we will record that [you] have responded negatively and advise our members accordingly."