Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Chairman, this is a related aspect and is the last part of the question. This is a follow-up to the questions I have put to him on previous occasions. Recent figures on the settlements with Revenue, which have become available in response to parliamentary questions I tabled, suggest that the Revenue Commissioners are settling in favour of the companies. Is that to do with the reputation or other issues? I do not expect an immediate response to my final question but it would be interesting if the committee could have an overview of what Mr. Coffey believes are the key variables that will arise cross-Border in the context of Brexit. We have financial and other services in the North and in the Republic and that tax landscape could be very significant as well, particularly as the DUP has suggested, as well as Sinn Féin in the North - if they ever get together again to form a government - that they will move to much lower rates of tax.