Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Professor Barry said that what goes on in the Caribbean suits some of the American corporations. He might give us a very short note on that. What is more interesting is the recent OECD report on base erosion and profit shifting. Can Professor Barry give me an idea why the EU is coming to talk to us when it is bypassing the City of London and Washington? There is a sense that it is the small fellows getting kicked around. What is the purpose of the EU coming to talk to us when, according to Professor Barry, they have bigger fish they could be discussing these things with?