212. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a 1% billionaires' tax as proposed by the UN in the World Economic and Social Survey 2012 the revenue of which could be used to aid Ireland in its commitment to a more carbon-efficient economy, particularly in view of the estimation by Princeton Environmental Institute director (details supplied) that the 500 million richest persons on the planet are responsible for about half of all global emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/15]

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212. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a 1% billionaires' tax as proposed by the UN in the World Economic and Social Survey 2012 the revenue of which could be used to aid Ireland in its commitment to a more carbon-efficient economy, particularly in view of the estimation by Princeton Environmental Institute director (details supplied) that the 500 million richest persons on the planet are responsible for about half of all global emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/15]

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