Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point is that the EUROSTAT figure is 6.8% and the European Commission figure is 14.4%. The public and the Deputies rightly ask how the figures can be reconciled. The argument I am making is that the EUROSTAT figure is actually based on macroeconomic information, not necessarily on tax. A report laid before the committee might help to distil the issues.