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Sentencing Council Bill 2017: First Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No.

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on European Affairs was re-established by the Government on 23 May 2016 and has met on three occasions to date. The last meeting took place on 12 December prior to the December meeting of the European Council. It is expected that the next meeting of the Cabinet committee will take place in advance of the March meeting of the European Council. A date has not yet been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Ministers for Justice and Equality and Children and Youth Affairs have been in contact with the authorities in Calais in respect of Ireland unilaterally making an option to take in 200 unaccompanied minors. Sometimes they are referred to as children but in the vast majority of cases, they are not children but young adults or in their late teens or early 20s. The Ministers had quite a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am aware of that but I am being approached very vociferously about the matter from both sides in respect of very contradictory measures.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: This committee has not produced a series of papers on Brexit options but the Brexit committee has. I have told the Deputy previously that as a party leader, I will see to it that he gets a full briefing from senior officials in respect of questions he raises or information he needs. A range of options have been looked at. The reason for the non-publication of these to date is because it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The European economy grew by 1.8%, I think, which was above forecast. The attack today is on Germany and not on the European Union itself. Clearly the attitude of the European Union is one of concern about its future. The plan is there and is set out in terms of the digital Single Market and the President's report to be introduced and implemented in coming years on the European agenda....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No. This was not a matter of discussion at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs. As the Deputy knows, this matter has had long and exhaustive discussion. A process is in train and it will be determined by the European judicial process. Ireland has appealed on the basis that there have never been sweetheart deals by Revenue with any companies. We are only entitled to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance has made changes in recent budgets to get rid of the stateless concept and get rid of the double-Irish concept. We have been foremost with the OECD in terms of the BEPS proposition. We are the first to have a fully compliant OECD knowledge box at 6.25%. Apple has also appealed the case. Lodging the money is a complicated process. It will be lodged in the escrow...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----and will wait there, pending the outcome of the court case at European level. The Commissioner was at pains to say that the Commission did not want to interfere with corporate tax rates, which is a national competence here. I note that from her first finding she said that some of this estimated amount might well be due to other countries in Europe as well and it is matter for them-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----to determine whether there was economic activity in their countries.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The matter was not discussed at this committee.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is a subject of a court process at European level and will go on for a number of years.

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive, together. I was invited by Professor Klaus Schwab to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum and I was in Davos from 18 to 20 January. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, also attended. The theme of this year's meeting was Responsive and Responsible Leadership. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, and I used our time in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: If I recall the press release by the Commissioner, she was at pains to say that she was not interfering in any way with the corporate tax rates issue, which is a matter of national competence, but that her issue was state aid rules. If I recall correctly, the point was made that some of this estimated amount would be due to other countries-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----but that is a matter for them to determine whether there was economic activity there or not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Boyd Barrett spoke about rubbing shoulders with billionaires. I did meet with the Facebook company, AT&T, Medtronic, IBM, Shire, Salesforce, Excel, Novartis, Lloyds, Bank of America, Liberty Global and BT. Those companies are significant employers in this country.

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: They employ over 20,000 people. Companies that attended in the past included Tech Mahindra, which announced 150 new jobs in an IT project for Dublin in January of this year. Kaspersky Lab announced the opening of a 50 person research and development laboratory last September. Credit Suisse announced 100 new jobs in January of last year. Facebook announced 200 jobs for a further expansion...

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Those are all good employers of workers at home and abroad.

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: God bless you. I did not mean to do that.