Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister. Every country in the world wants to get multinational companies in. Let Deputy Doherty not cod himself. Let him not think there are not countries out there with sweetheart deals we do not even know about. Companies come in here getting paid and trying to get some of these multinational companies out of Ireland and into other countries. We have the jobs.

I do not know why the Deputy is talking down the companies that are here, instead of thanking them for coming and creating employment. Let him not think they are not paying their taxes. Look at the revenue the State gets from them every year. It is well done and we want to get as much as we can off them. We should be appreciative of the revenue we get from them. We are appreciative of the jobs that keep people at home in County Mayo and Ireland. Do not be always knocking this country or multinational companies. I am glad to see them here employing people and paying revenue to the State. I am afraid we will tax them out of the country.

Deputies Doherty and Boyd Barrett have given me a warning this evening. When the next election comes, people would want to start looking at those Deputies' policies. By God, we will not have any worry about corporate tax or multinational companies because they will have them run out of the country if they get into government.

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