The Bill has been debated in Seanad Eireann. As there were no Report Stage amendments made to the Bill, the Finance Bill 2009, as amended in the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service, is the version sent to the Seanad.
Over the course of the debates, the Minister for Finance signaled that he was aware of the inconsistencies and complexities of the Income Levy arrangements and that there was a need in the future to bring the taxes collected via the Income Levy within the normal Income Tax rules. Finance Bill 2009, as amended in the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service is available here