Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance

Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed)

10:20 am

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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That is the nub of the point I am making. This obviously attracts individuals and, therefore, those individuals are recorded as a new job in Ireland and they obviously pay a tax element that I contend they would not pay without it. It is crucial that we have key decisions-makers here. IDA Ireland officials are trying to get into meeting rooms across the globe to encourage people to come to Ireland and to bring their families with them on the basis that Ireland is a great place to live and a great place to do business. That is what this is about.