Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister did not answer my question. I asked the Minister about the amount of information that had become available in recent years through a variety of sources indicating there are people in Ireland avoiding paying their fair share of tax either through personal or company structures. There is a very detailed article in today's The Irish Timesby Mr. Colm Keena, a very reputable journalist. It indicates there are complex tax arrangements concerning companies and the establishment of what I can only describe as brass plate companies in Luxembourg in particular reflecting on four or five other jurisdictions because these are complex arrangements.

I repeat what I asked the Minister. Is this of concern to him? Currently beef farmers in Ireland are entering a very difficult period.