Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)
3:40 pm
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
No. There is a range of accountancy firms, which would be the ones who deal with the multinationals. This is by and large a multinational issue. Sometimes we even get pro bono advice because we would have good connections. When we made that change in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013, we discussed the change widely. IDA Ireland is usually our first port of call because it has a strong set of contacts and, of course, it does not charge for its advice. We will get an appropriate accountancy firm, but it is difficult enough to get somebody who is not conflicted.
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