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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The Minister for Finance would be forthright in saying that this is worth trying. The scheme has been in place now since 2012. We have been asked, through a consultation process which has been published and through linkage with State agencies such as IDA Ireland, to look at enhancing the scheme, taking into account what our competitors are doing. We are doing that now. Why not try it?