Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Yes. One must at least engage with the issue and to say nothing about it is extraordinary.

There has also been a minimalist response on digital Europe. The Taoiseach stated this was discussed, but what was the content of the discussion? Intellectual property and intangible assets are the main mechanism through which the most wealthy corporations in the world are dodging tax. It would amaze me if that was not discussed in the context of digital Europe as it will most certainly be discussed in Europe over the next few weeks and prior to the next European Council. At least at a rhetorical level, Europe is expressing deep concern about our implication in all of this. Whatever may be said about our role, Apple is involved in massive tax avoidance. The Government might say it is nothing to do with us and we are transparent etc., but nobody else thinks that. With the Paradise Papers we have the latest piece of evidence and there is the possibility of an investigation about state aid following the budgetary changes made by the former Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, in 2014.

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