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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: What is the European Commission’s view on the Irish rate?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: On this morning’s announcement, is it correct the Commission is not investigating the Irish corporation tax rate of 12.5%?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Is it correct that for state-aid to exist, less tax must have been charged than should have been applied under normal tax rules and, in addition, this must have distorted the competition laws in some way?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Can we avoid naming specific companies or countries?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, I accept that but I do not want us drifting into other spaces.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Is Deputy Twomey sharing time?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I wish to inform the committee that I will shortly ask Deputy Twomey to take the Chair. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Lynch is under time pressure but may want to make a final comment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We told Mr. Lynch he could go at 4 p.m and the Deputy is catching him at the last minute with a question that he might like to spend more than a few seconds discussing.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I am sure Deputy Doherty is delighted but I do not want to delay Mr. Lynch. I do not want him to miss his flight explaining what he has been writing.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Mr. Lynch for that explanation.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Reform of Global System of Corporation Tax: EU Commission and KPMG (11 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the witnesses for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (12 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the maths recovery support scheme for Deis schools and in particular in regard to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (12 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the sale of flats to local authority tenants; if there is any further primary or secondary legislation required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25062/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 617. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 23 January 2014 and 259 of 3 April 2014, if the information requested has been compiled (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25280/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 723. To ask the Minister for Health if the consultation cost is covered under the medical card scheme when a person who has a general practitioner visit card is referred by the GP to a hospital consultant; if it is intended to cover the cost of the drug Daxas under the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We now commence a pre-ECOFIN briefing, including the country specific recommendations, with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan. Before we commence business I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery that all mobile telephones must be switched off to avoid interference with the broadcasting of the meeting. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and his officials to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In the first round of questions I propose that the main spokespersons for the parties have 12 minutes each. Before I call them, the Minister might address one simple question on the country specific recommendations, of which Ireland has received seven. Where do the seven recommendations go next? How will they be monitored? Will they be monitored by the Commission? The Minister stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Are the recommendations time specific?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Could the Minister and the Deputy talk through the Chair?