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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----which is to do with the base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, project. Apple-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I am sorry, but Deputy Boyd Barrett is losing the run of himself.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is referring to multinationals, but no multinational sets our taxation rates. There was no point in having them attend.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: If the Deputy will remember, we discussed the reports from Westminster and Congress. The recommendations of the Washington report made no reference to Ireland. In fact, it recommended changes to America's own taxation system. The Senate and Congress introduced legislation that made no reference to any of the points that the Deputy has been throwing out at this meeting like confetti. I did...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy disagreed with the committee's recommendations, which was no surprise. We did not have any multinational attend because multinationals do not set our tax rates.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should read the report again. He-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: -----might then understand the recommendations from Westminster and elsewhere.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Those recommendations had nothing to do with what we were discussing. I apologise to the Minister of State, as I should not have interrupted.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 64 has been ruled out of order.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As amendments Nos. 68 to 71, inclusive, are related, they may be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 70 in the name of the Minister has already been discussed with amendment No. 68.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 71 in the name of the Minister has already been discussed with amendment No. 68.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 72 is in the name of Deputy McGrath.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: How stands the amendment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As the Minister has referenced the report, I ask that his officials send it to the committee's secretariat and I will circulate copies to the members.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: All sides are diverging from what we are discussing. This is not about the specific merits of a wealth tax but about the amendments. May we all focus on them or we will be here long after the allotted time? May we, please, stick to what the amendments are about?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We have heard the arguments since 2 p.m. yesterday and long before then.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the Deputy happy with that response?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We need to move on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 75, 76 and 78 are related and will be taken together by agreement. Amendment No. 77 has been ruled out of order.