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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: This week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Is Mr. Moran satisfied that the banking sector poses no risk to Irish fiscal stability?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: I had forgotten modelling until Mr. Moran mentioned the domestic standing group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Then I remembered a lot of modelling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: There was some surprise that the Italian Central Bank was obliged to fund a financial institution in Italy. We were all under the impression that this would not happen again because the link between states and financial institutions had been broken. Could this happen here again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Even though that is now in place now, the Italian Central Bank-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: I will conclude by asking Mr. Moran about public sector pay. Gardaí have been given €50 million. I nearly said €50 billion. The €1,000 per employee will cost another €120 million. Is Mr. Moran satisfied we are going in the right direction with public sector pay and paying moneys for which we did not budget two months ago? Neither was part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Is the Department holding its breath a certain amount and hoping the heads will come in ahead of what was predicted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: One would swear we were there before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: So long as the people of Wexford do not do so I do not mind.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: 523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency with which racing dogs are drug tested here; the number of winners that have been tested in the past two years after the race; if all winners could be drug tested after each race; the reason the 2015 drug test results have not been released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: I welcome the Commissioner. Following on from what Deputy Michael McGrath said, has the Commission carried out an analysis of the likely impact on Irish GDP if the proposal is agreed to? Are data available for the potential impact on Irish GDP?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Not for Ireland but at EU level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Has Mr. Moscovici carried out an analysis of the potential reduction in the Irish tax take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Is Mr. Moscovici aware that in 2011, in the previous incarnation of CCCTB, that Ernst & Young's analysis was that it would have a substantial disproportionate negative effect on small states?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Is Mr. Moscovici aware of the previous proposal of Ernst & Young?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: Is he aware there would be a likely benefit for the larger states and an impact on the smaller states, that is, going back to 2011?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Michael D'Arcy: I am aware of that. I will move on. It has effectively been relaunched at a time of major uncertainty on the Continent. Brexit will have a larger impact on the Irish State than any other country in the European Union. If the CCCBT is implemented post-Brexit, without further analysis of the data, is that not simply asking Irish people to close their eyes, hold their breath and hope for...