Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Griffin will probably be recruiting many Irish supporters for the Danish team. The Commissioner will be quite happy to hear the cheers. I wish to talk about the need for Europe to be more competitive in the digital age. With regard to one of the challenges, we see Silicon Valley and all the new companies that have been emerging from there. We have not seen the number of digital companies growing to the same extent in Europe over the recent years. In the Commissioner's vision for Europe in the digital age, what can we do to be able to support that creativity? Part of it may relate to the relationship with some of the tech giants. I am not sure if the Commissioner wants to comment on the ongoing Apple case, an issue which is much in the news in Ireland, but maybe she might comment on the relationship with the European Union and Apple and the antitrust case against Google that is being taken this week. How does the Commissioner envisage the digital wallet proposal which her directorate general, DG, is now developing? Does she believe we should move towards the introduction of a digital euro?