Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We are trying to obtain a sense of the validity or otherwise of imposing such a tax and the likely impact on different member states. If we were in possession of that data, perhaps we might arrive at a better judgment in respect of this matter. Will the Department and the Revenue Commissioners be analysing the data on a member state basis to obtain a comparison? If the answer is in the affirmative, perhaps our guests might return to the committee with the relevant data in order that we might engage in a more informed discussion on the matter.