Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the following orders referred to this sub-committee by the Dáil. Item No. 1 is the exchange of information relating to tax matters Argentina Republic Order 2015. Item No. 2 is the double taxation relief, taxes on income Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Order 2015. Item No. 3 is a double taxation relief, taxes on income Pakistan Order 2015. Item No. 4 is a double taxation relief, tax on income and capital gains Republic of Zambia Order 2015. Item No. 5 is exchange of information related to tax matters, Commonwealth of the Bahamas Order 2015. Item No. 6 is double taxation relief, taxes on income and capital gains Federal Republic of Germany Order 2015. Item No. 7 exchange of information related to tax matters Saint Kitts and Nevis Order 2015.

I welcome the Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Simon Harris, and his officials, Mr. Rónán Hession, Mr. Brendan Crowley and Mr. Niall Casey. I also welcome the officials from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Mr. Eamonn O'Dea, Ms Ann O'Driscoll and Mr. Finbar Dromoney. I thank them for attending and assisting our consideration of the motions. Briefing notes were provided by the Department. If we adhere to a reasonably strict schedule, the Minister can address the committee, after which each spokesperson can respond and we can then have an open discussion. Is that agreed? Agreed. I invite the Minister of State to make his statement.