Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is a concern that these are such major actors in our economy and we are not able to discuss them. We are not simply talking about the very small number of REITs; we are talking about IREFs as well. Perhaps we can revisit the matter, but it is important, not only in the context of the tax strategy paper, that we can have public debates on the actions of these entities and the relevant policies. Perhaps it could be framed as a debate on capital gains tax and the various schemes to which I referred. Perhaps we need to consider how the debate would be framed, but it is important that we substantially address some of these issues at some point during the year.