Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed).

2:35 pm

Photo of Rose Conway WalshRose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein)
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Is there not a fundamental issue here in that only acting at the EU level will not work as long as there are countries outside the EU that will still happily facilitate avoidance? How would the witnesses suggest that we progress that issue? For instance, Oxfam suggested creating a global tax body to lead and co-ordinate international tax co-operation that includes all countries on an equal footing ensuring that global, regional and national tax systems support the public interest in all countries. Do they see that as an admirable goal for which to aim? Ms O'Brien might address that.