Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on alleviating or amending the stamp duty burden on house buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29927/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Finance (No. 2) Act 2007 introduced an exemption from stamp duty for first-time buyers in accordance with the commitments made in the Programme for Government to bring about immediate change to the stamp duty regime for first-time buyers. As the Deputy will be aware, it is a long-standing tradition that the Minister for Finance does not comment on possible tax changes in the run-up to the Budget.