Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister's opposition on the issue, and it appears this is the thin end of the wedge. We recently had the Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Mr. László Kovács, speaking in the restaurant of Leinster House. It seemed to me that this was a Trojan horse in their view, and once the proposal was inside the tent it would mount enormous pressure on those who, like ourselves, believe they should have the freedom to set tax rates and codes. How does the Minister feel the issue will evolve? Does he foresee a danger of Trojan horse being created through this mechanism?

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