Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)

The contributions are very interesting. If this index was applied to car tax a huge number of people in gainful employment in the country who are driving to work every day would not pay it. I suspect and fear that hundreds of thousands of people in this country are not in a position to invite friends for a meal once a month. I suspect tens of thousands of people in this country are not in a financial position to buy presents. That is very regrettable and it should be our political aim to reverse that situation but I am trying to be practical.

If the poverty index was applied to motor tax, college fees, health levies-----