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

I thank the Deputies. On the question on protecting multinationals, the Government works with multinationals. We encourage them to invest here. There are 300,000 people in the State who work for multinationals, including in my constituency and that of the Deputy. Owing to the number employed and the contracts the multinationals issue, there are probably another 200,000 or 300,000 people indirectly employed by them. They also pay billions of euro in corporate tax. While they might not be angels, I guarantee the Deputy that this country would be a lot worse off if it did not have the employment and revenue.

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