Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am going to answer. I am only too happy to answer the Deputy's question. We did indeed consider this matter following the publication of the tax strategy group paper. As I said to the Dáil, we are going to continue to monitor this matter. It was the view of my Department, and I assessed the matter myself, that any change in the current regime could cause unintended consequences, including conflicting with European and domestic capital markets, and might raise potential issues for Irish companies that are accessing US markets. That is the reason.

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