Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Double Taxation Agreements: Discussion
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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If Revenue or I become aware of issues we believe are illegal and inappropriate, of course we will respond to them. Can I guarantee the Deputy there is nothing out there that should be of concern to us? In truth I cannot.
Tax planning and tax law are immensely complex areas. However, I will go back to the point I offered a moment ago. The value of the OECD agreement is that putting common standards in place reduces the possibility for tax mismatches and ambiguities. I firmly believe that doing this will reduce over time the opportunity for the kind of practices to which the Deputy referred.