Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask that the Minister come back with the figures I am seeking at the earliest opportunity. His Department must have a rough approximation, otherwise he would not be in a position to say that we are going to go from a certain surplus to a predicted deficit, and he has put those figures on the record. I could work them out myself but I do not want to make a stab at doing so. It would be better if the Department gave us the actual figures. The Minister can come back to us on those.

In the context of the Brexit Bill we have been discussing this week, have the taxation measures, which are a very significant component of it, been cleared with the European Union in the sense that from a corporation tax point of view we are hoping to continue to treat the UK as a member state? Essentially, it would be a tantamount to a member state such that the existing status quoprovisions will continue, whereas other member states will not have a similar relationship with the UK in a post-Brexit scenario if it actually leaves the European Union. Can the Minister confirm that the taxation elements of that Bill have been cleared fully with the European Union?

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