Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

When is it intended to introduce legislation to provide for Ireland's membership of the IMF's new arrangements to borrow, known as NAB - I am sure the Ceann Comhairle will agree it is appropriately named in the present circumstances - and to make available Ireland's share to NAB by inserting a new chapter in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to enable requests for recovery of taxes not received from a treaty partner to be acted on where provisions are included in our double taxation treaties? I have raised this issue previously. It is an appropriate and urgently required legislative measure in the present circumstances. Perhaps the Taoiseach might be able to update the House as to the progress taking place on its preparation.

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