Why does the Government have it in for disabled people and carers? It had a budget where disabled people were singled out for a particularly cruel set of cuts, amounting to more than €1,400. Now we have carers being faced with substantial tax bills. One man in his 80s is facing a bill of more than €6,000. These people are not tax dodgers. They are saving the State billions of euro because of the work they are doing in caring for a loved one at a tiny fraction of the cost it would take for the State to pay for it privately. Will the Government leave the carers alone and instead focus its attention on the Ministers who owe tens of thousands of euro to the State and have not made any attempt to repay it over seven months after they found out about it?

I thank the Deputy for his question. He is incorrect to say this Government has it in for disabled people and carers. That is simply incorrect, and his categorisation of what happened in the budget is not accurate. In terms of what he states about tax bills, the laws in respect of taxation of carers have not changed whatsoever. A letter was sent out by the Revenue Commissioners in November 2025, but the law itself has not changed. The law now is the same as it was prior to the letters going out in November. This Government very much recognises and appreciates the excellent work done by carers. If you look at the measures introduced by the Government in respect of carers and disabled people, you will see that its support for them is evident in what it does. It is not the case that the Government is targeting disabled people or carers. That is not correct.