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- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I take it from what you are saying today that, as we speak, €13 billion is still in the bank account of Apple. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I listened to Donald Trump on the radio this morning. He singled out Ireland again. Is there any possibility that while we are taking 15 months to do this he might have it repatriated to the United States? In other words, it will be gone by the time the Department of Finance is finished setting up the escrow account. Have you considered that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: You have referred to the decision in August 2016 and the transfer to an escrow fund. You have also referred to the need for agents and a manager for the fund. You are saying a decision was made in August 2016 telling Ireland to collect that money. We did not do that in 2016. You are now saying it will not happen in 2017. You are saying Apple proposes this will happen in 2018. I listened...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I want to clarify your comments. We are here to discuss corporation tax and that is why I am raising this issue. I understand that Ireland was disappointed with the original European Commission decision. You have now said that you are disappointed that the Commission indicated recently that it is taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for not collecting the money before now. That...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Next year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: In what quarter of 2018 would Mr. Hogan see that this might be dealt with? He can venture a quarter as opposed to a month.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: If Mr. Hogan cannot, he cannot.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: For the benefit of-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: It does not mean the payment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: For public information, there have often been short debates in the Dáil and probably the people will get a better understanding of what is happening. Is the Department of Finance in charge of this process? Does the Revenue, the NTMA or the Attorney General have a role?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Does Revenue have a role in collecting the money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Really the Department of Finance is taking the lead on this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Will it require legislation at any stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Is the Department satisfied about that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I know we are getting on to the specific issue of the corporation tax - the specific chapter - but this is such a big issue on corporation tax that we just have to get this out of the way beforehand. Just on this topic, I call Deputy Cullinane and then on the main business of the day, Deputy Farrell is the main speaker.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Apple has been mentioned.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I understand that. That is clear. I call Deputy MacSharry on this point only.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Only on the topic.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Can the NTMA do this? Is it satisfactory that a State agency manage the fund?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Mr. McCarthy is saying the NTMA is not a fund manager.