Senator Conway was here first but Senator Craughwell can go next. We should have a debate on inheritance tax and specifically on why, when we have worked all our lives while paying tax do we have to pay tax when we die, or rather why do our children have to. I am not advocating for doing away with the inheritance tax altogether but we need to reduce the rates and make it more affordable for people to inherit because in some cases people end up having to sell the house they inherit just to pay the tax on it.
I will request a debate with the Minister for Finance on the matter of inheritance tax. Senator Higgins, supported by Senator Boyhan, proposed an amendment to the Order of Business regarding the International Protection Bill. Senator Conway called for a debate on the long-term review of taxes on fuel.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 4,937 words from 23 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Cathal Byrne and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Victor Boyhan and Gerard P. Craughwell.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–26 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 15–27 |
| Question put: | Carried | 26–19 |
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