Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy we always listen to the views and opinions of NGOs on taxation policy, tax transparency, international development aid or any issue, but it is a mistake to make the NGOs' opinions one's own opinions, which people do sometimes. An NGO will say something, for example, and it becomes a politician's opinion or policy, but the public deserve better than that. While we need to listen to NGOs, we also need to listen to other opinions, whether they are given by independent expert academics who are not part of any campaign, other political parties, business interests or our civil servants. We take all of these factors into account in the round and that is how we determine our policies.

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