Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)

Is it open to those companies coming in under the two-year limit, which are unable to achieve export insurance through a banking system and for which the Government will not provide, to come forward if they have a suggestion or a way out to discuss same with a person in the Tánaiste's Department, or with the Revenue? I have come across some cases in which companies are selling to somebody else based in this country who then sells on and does the exporting. However, that has tax implications with regard to the destination countries. As the Tánaiste knows, when the material reaches the foreign country duty will be put on the Irish price. If people are faced with that scenario can they approach Revenue to try to arrange an agreement? If they have other ways around this, in the absence of a Government-backed scheme, is the door open to other ideas and short-term initiatives that might help work through the problem?

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