Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation

Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion

2:50 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Obviously the Revenue Commissioners give out advance opinions, and about 120 of them are given out each year. I have no issue with advance opinions. As Ms O'Brien states every citizen can ask for an advance opinion from the arm of the State, the Revenue Commissioners. What is at issue is whether there is a cosier relationship or an open door for certain companies, while technically any individual can get that type of access? Through the freedom of information process, I looked at the interaction between the Secretary General of the Department of Finance with the head of Apple in the State and from the e-mails toing and froing I saw that the Secretary General suggested to Apple to contact -----

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