Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I understand the need for transparency on how taxation law is interpreted. That should always be a matter of public record and will inform the approach taken by others to taxation issues but I do not grasp immediately the need for a person's identity to be revealed. Whatever Mr. O'Leary says, it is likely to be a deterrent. People guard their private financial information closely and the reality in Ireland is that when information is published in respect of a person's taxation affairs, it is associated with wrongdoing and under-declaring tax liability. There will be serious resistance in that sense. Perhaps Mr. O'Leary could talk us through the logistics. The hearings of the Appeal Commissioners will now be held in public, so the media will, presumably, be free to attend, along with everybody else.