Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Deputies Rabbitte and Sargent asked whether this is just related to high earners. No, it is not. It is clear from the report of the Revenue Commissioners that schemes and arrangements which are used on a remittance basis are in place in a wide range of sectors, including the IT, banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, mining, fishing and construction sectors. They are arranging their systems. It is probable that an agent or a company is taking a few hundred employees, possibly including people who have nothing to do with it, and paying them abroad.

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