Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)

Action must be taken to position Ireland as one of the most progressive and digitally advanced business environments. As the Minister is aware, I raised this issue previously at Question Time when I asked his Department to examine the Canadian model in terms of what it was doing for the gaming industry, in particular. Has the Department examined this model? Has it consulted the Minister for Finance and his Department to determine if it would be possible to introduce that model here because Google Ireland's chief executive, Mr. John Herlihy, previously told a seminar that he believed there would be a tremendous opportunity for content creation in Ireland but that we needed to look at the rules of law in place. The Canadian model is renowned the world over. I highlighted this issue for the Minister previously at Question Time and wonder what advances he has made to date in this regard.

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