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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Does Ms Lavin know if the €650,000 was ever paid to Revenue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Ms Lavin is saying that Ulster Bank, through its GRG manager, agreed to pay €650,000 to Revenue. It more or less told her that she had to take the buyout in respect of the €1.6 million. She knew that out of that, she had an obligation to pay it to Revenue and that payment was never made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: So Revenue is down €650,000 and, ultimately, the Irish State is down €650,000. It might be small money in the context of all the figures we are talking about it is lot of money to most people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Most people would not be in a position where they owe that kind of money and do not want to pay it. On a personal level, the loss of Bill Cullen's brother is hugely traumatic and a situation like this contributed massively to the whole thing. It has been very public. Bill Cullen has gone from very little to so much and back again. It is horrific. I thank Ms Lavin for what she has done. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Not in most places. Even if the English might think he was great, most of us have a jaundiced view of his existence. Mr. Beades compared John Moran to Cromwell and said that Mr. Moran was thrilled to welcome the vulture funds, as outlined in the documentary. Can Mr. Beades elaborate on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Mr. Beades spoke about tracker mortgages. The situation around tracker mortgages is a scandal but Mr. Beades is basically saying that this is the big scandal. In other words, that the situation around tracker mortgages is not of the same order as this scandal and that this scandal is far worse and that there are far bigger issues involved than is even the case with tracker mortgages.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Mr. Beades talks about large numbers. Could he elaborate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: What does Mr. Beades expect to see in 2017 and 2018 In terms of evictions and repossessions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I apologise as I was short of time. I thank Mr. Beades.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I could use another 20 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Commissioner for her attendance with her team and for responding to our invitation. I will continue on from Deputies Michael McGrath and Pearse Doherty. Would it be fair to say that this particular ruling is not so much about the Irish tax system and the Irish tax code but was instigated by the US Senate hearing and is specifically about investigating and looking at Apple? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Can I conclude from Ms Vestager's response that this is not a question of the tax code but of Apple? The ruling was on Apple, the Commissioner was examining Apple. In respect of the selectivity argument that Apple got a better deal than anybody or everybody else, how many other corporations or entities were examined? Ms Vestager referred to 14 and there are references in the report to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I do not want to cut across Ms Vestager but how many other companies were examined, hundreds or very few?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Only 19 corporations were investigated to compare with Apple.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: There are issues with Apple. Is it fair to say that the Commissioner does not have issues with the treatment of the other 19 companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (31 Jan 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I wish to tease out the argument about economic reality or the lack of such a reality in terms of the figures. If I understood her correctly, the Commissioner seemed to be saying that the figures did not have economic reality or that there were no employees, transactions or manufacturing activity. Moreover she seemed to say that moneys relating to other jurisdictions are flowing through...

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Ruane must allow the Leader to continue.

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Ruane, please.

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Ruane must allow the Leader to continue without interruption.

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Will Senator Ruane resume her seat?