Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach

2:30 pm

Mr. Martin Fraser:

I am sure there were 13 meetings between the Clearing House Group and the sub-groups. We used to provide a secretariat to the sub-groups but we do not anymore. We just provide it to the Clearing House Group.

I do not doubt that there were 13 meetings of the Clearing House Group and the working groups and I would not be at all surprised if the financial transaction tax was raised at most of them. That would make sense.