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Dail Éireann — 2025-12-09
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Barry Heneghan (IND), Dublin Bay North

I am not asking for more supports. I know there have been a lot of them, and I am proud of some of the supports in the budget. I am asking whether the Department is examining a tiered tax system based on turnover per business, say, €300,000 to €400,000, based on the differentiation in their turnover.
The Minister spoke about supporting entrepreneurs. The current wage subsidy scheme needs to be reviewed for self-employed people with disabilities and self-employed entrepreneurs who are employing people with disabilities. Such a measure would be very welcome and long overdue. As I have stated in the House, my PA, Michael Reynolds, has a disability, but I cannot avail of the wage subsidy scheme to support him. It has not held him back. However, we need to review that for those in this House. The more people with disabilities we have near policymakers, the better we will be at dealing with and fighting for people with disabilities. If the wage subsidy scheme could be extended to Members of this House, it would really help us with that.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-09