Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will discipline myself. I apologise but I had other business in the Chamber.

Mr. Shanahan is something of a superstar. I saw him when he appeared on CNBC and I trust our American cousins now know we use the euro. I have to admire his grace during that extraordinarily strange interview. I congratulate both Mr. Shanahan and MsSinnamon on their appointments as chief executives.

In his opening remarks Mr. Shanahan said that many aspects of competitiveness have improved over the last number of years. Could he elaborate on that and specify to which elements he was referring?

I would like more detail or scoping from Mr. Shanahan and Ms Sinnamon on the all-Ireland potential. I appreciate there is a level of contact and collaboration so I am not asking about that but about the untapped potential. Could the witnesses express a view, if they have one, on a common corporate tax rate, should that occur in the Northern jurisdiction, and what impact it might have on inward investment?