Conor Sheehan

Terrible.

This budget is a budget for property developers and big American fast food conglomerates. In fact, the only PAYE worker who benefits from this is Ronald McDonald. Student fees are up by €500, with no commitment to €200 childcare or a public childcare scheme and no second tier of child benefit. In their speeches, neither the Minister for Finance nor the Minister for public expenditure cared to ment…

There are, routinely, 150 people on trolleys. The Minister knows this and we need the Government to urgently act on that.

To McDonald's.

Hear, hear.

This was not in either Fianna Fáil's or Fine Gael's manifesto at the general election, nor was it mentioned in the programme for Government. The Government has no mandate for this. This change in the VAT rate for certain costs incurred in the construction of apartment developments might lead to an increase in the development of build-to-rent apartments, provided there is enough demand for these hi…

I thank the Minister for her response. The increase in the cost of developing apartments is complex. We have had multiple interest rate rises and still have not seen the evidence base for these VAT cuts. I would really like to see the publication of the advice from the Department of Finance on this. It is a major transfer of wealth to institutional investors and property developers, with little or…

It is.

Sorry, I made a mistake. It is the Minister to respond to an Teachta Ó Snodaigh.

Okay.

Can we have some order?

Let the Minister respond.

Let the Minister finish.

Okay. Let the Minister-----

Minister, you are over time.

Minister, you are over time.

Can the Deputy resume his seat, please?

Minister, please.

We have to move on. We are nearly one minute over time.

Minister, resume your seat.

Minister, will you resume your seat?

Resume your seat.

Minister, please resume your seat. Deputy, resume your seat.

Minister, will you please-----

Deputy, resume your seat.