Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Finally, in relation to the area of tax harmonisation, in the country report for 2019 on Ireland reference is made to recent European Commission proposals to move towards tax harmonisation and qualified majority voting on the EU's tax policy. I ask the Minister to outline the discussions that he has on this in Europe and how such proposals are viewed by other member states. Do we have many allies in the EU in this area? This is crucially important in the context of our small, open economy.