Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am concerned that this measure has the potential to create a perverse incentive. It would obviously be possible for somebody earning €500,000 to leave for a period before returning and qualifying for the programme This scheme is not clear. It is heavily marketed internationally by many big accounting firms. We are asking the Minister to provide some evidence. The Minister of State basically implied that if the scheme was not in place, companies such as State Street, which has been here for a very long time, could up sticks and leave the country.

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