Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is a very simple question. I do not want to go into the ins and outs of the Apple case and whether we should appeal or not. I think our views are very clear on that. In October 2013, on budget day, the Minister announced that he would bring forward legislation to end the application of stateless companies in this State, which happened in the Finance Bill. When was he or any of his officials in the Department first informed that stateless companies were operating in this State, and can he inform the House who informed him?

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