Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Ms McVeigh about the risks for Ireland and Europe on this. If every major western country introduced the FTT, then I could accept it, but I must say that the Government approach on this - it is a political matter and not for the witnesses - seems to be very lackadaisical. The British seem to be very concerned about the impact this would have on the City of London. We have a smaller but similar job situation here, but we seem to be standing back and hoping for the best with other countries' court actions or with the Council's legal advice.