Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I think it is a very reasonable proposition on the part of Senator Higgins to produce a report on the potential introduction of a financial transactions tax. It is very relevant and timely. It is funny; a few years ago when I was a trade union official I had an informal conversation with the leader of Fianna Fáil, who told me he was quite open to the idea of a financial transactions tax and that it was something that should be studied. That was a good few years ago now. If one wing of conservative Ireland can see the merit in this, why not the other wing?