Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Marian Harkin has sent in a question. She is a former Member of the European Parliament whom the Commissioner may have met along the way. She thanks the Commissioner for his presence and his flexible approach to the Stability and Growth Pact. Having listened to inflexible statements for many years on it as an MEP, the Deputy is pleased to hear we will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Her question relates to the taxation of the digital economy. She believes the Commissioner is considering revising some existing directives. She wants to know what specific directives are being looked at. She also wants to know how the Commissioner sees the common consolidated corporate tax base progressing.