Mr. Niall Cody:

The Deputy has raised a whole range of issues there around corporation tax. Obviously, there is a huge focus on corporation tax. Since 2016 we have published comprehensive reports on corporation tax. We feel this is a major contribution to the public debate. As I said in the statement, the figures for corporation tax in the past number of years have increased massively. Until the end of November - I must remind myself of the figure - it was €21 billion. November is the largest month. November just gone was the largest month on record for total tax receipts: €13 billion was collected with €5.5 billion in corporation tax. Exchequer receipts are at €77 billion for the first 11 months. December is not as big a month for tax receipts as November. The reality is that Exchequer receipts are probably going to be at least €80 billion or €82 billion compared to-----