Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The last paragraph was actually the beginning of the answer to my question. The Minister says that the concept only came to light in 2013. We know - the whole world knew - on 21 May 2013 what Tim Cook and his officials in Apple told the US Senate, that he was operating stateless companies that were resident and incorporated in Ireland. Is the Minister telling me that neither he nor any of his officials knew from information from Revenue officials that these stateless companies were operating prior to that date? That is the crux of the question. I do not have to ask anything else. Is that the date, 21 May 2013, that either he or his officials in the Department first found out that stateless companies were operating in this State?

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