Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The reason I have called for this - I appreciate the 2009 review is quite recent, and that would mean this would require a very short commission - is to restore confidence, to bring on board the partnership model, particularly to bring in business, trade unions, and academics. Workers in this country have suffered hugely from the cuts in recent years. The local property tax is probably the most unfair tax in the country, given that it is location-based. God help anybody in Dublin as one can have a massive house in rural Ireland and not pay nearly the same amount of local property tax. Also, local authorities are redistributing the local property tax. I ask that we have a complete review of the entire tax system. The vulture funds, in particular, are hurting people in this country. I am sure the Minister of State is in touch with his constituency people and I know that he will be hearing the stories that I am hearing about vulture funds having ripped off this country. That is really the angle that we are looking at.