Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask Mr. Moran to send us a note on the role, structures, the recent appointments and when any outstanding appointments are due to be completed. They are in a process involving the Public Appointments Service as I understand it.

On the EU report outlining Ireland's transactions with the EU, this country's contribution to EU resources is 0.85% of Irish GNI. The figure for national income is different to the GNI figure and the GNP figure. That includes the value of the multinational sector in Ireland. We are getting a lot of extra corporation tax because the multinationals are based here on the one hand and we are paying a higher contribution to the EU because they are located here on the other. We all know what the top multinationals are paying in corporation tax but does the Department have a figure for the additional amount we are paying in EU contributions each year as a result of them being based here?