Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
11:10 am
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
If I may, I will continue with a number of questions to the Minister of State, on the basis of a liberal interpretation of the purposes of this meeting. Regarding the decision of AIG to locate its European regional headquarters in Luxembourg as opposed to Dublin, does the Minister of State believe we were close to getting that investment? What were the factors that worked against Ireland in the end, given that AIG already has a significant operation in the IFSC, owns Laya Healthcare and is very familiar with the Irish offering? Is the Minister of State disappointed with that decision? Does he believe that there are wider lessons to be learned as we try to attract other financial services investment from London?
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