Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I live in Blackpool, on the north side of Cork city. Two miles from my house is the European headquarters of Apple, in Hollyhill. Hollyhill is high above the city, as the name suggests. From it, you can look out over the city and see hospitals that are in the headlines every second week because of overcrowding. You can see schools that only get over the line at the end of the year thanks to the help of fundraising by parents, children and staff. They are crying out for public investment, as are hospitals, schools and public services throughout the State. Today, however, the Government is sending legal representatives into a courtroom to fight an attempt to put €13 billion into the coffers of this State. Who would be paying that sum? The biggest company in the world, which paid 0.005% tax in 2014, would be paying it. How can the Taoiseach justify such a stance?

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