Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

I will certainly bring the compelling case the Senator has made today back to the Minister. Some of my colleagues have made the same case at our parliamentary party meetings. There certainly seems to be inequity. Some might even say there is inequity in having any inheritance tax because the person who generated that wealth has paid tax on it in the first instance through savings, through their work, through PAYE or whatever. However, we need a tax regime in place in order to run our country and we need to collect taxes. On other days we will be in here when the Senator and others will rightly ask what we are doing about investing in disabilities, mental health, education and social welfare. We need a revenue stream to be able to make such investment in our public services.

Quite often, people are treated differently in terms of their circumstances for taxation. Married couples are treated differently from single people. The more people earn, the more tax they pay. There are variances in the tax regime across the board and not just in inheritance tax. I accept the point the Senator has made. I will bring it back to the Minister. This is a campaign that is gathering legs. As the Senator knows, campaigns that gather legs may enjoy some element of success in the future. I will bring what he said back to the Minister.