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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: What is the 0.14% reduction in corporation tax as a percentage of GDP in round figures? What is the actual reduction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Mr. Hession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I want to ask about the proposal for the common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB. Has it distinguished between trading profits and non-trading profits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: So there will only be profits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: In Mr. Zuijdendorp's statement he said, "I should also clarify from the outset that the CCCTB stays away from the issue of tax rates". That is simply not true because the witness is saying that if this measure goes through one of Ireland's tax rates is gone; it is either the 25% non-trading income or the 12.5%. One of them is gone because two rates cannot exist. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Can I ask Mr. Zuijdendorp why does he come before the committee - and I am sorry if I sound a bit hostile - and make a statement such as this, which is a blatant attempt to pull the wool over politicians' eyes by saying, "We are not going to touch your rates", knowing well that one of the rates has to go if this proposal comes in to effect. It is not right and it treats this committee and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The companies, however, for which this measure is mandatory, will have to do away with their existing tax rates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Yes. Exactly. With respect, Mr. Zuijdendorp is trying it again. We know there is going to be a parallel system. There will be the existing system for companies that have the threshold of below €750 million and there will be the CCCTB, which means that one of the rates under the existing tax law will have to go. A bit of honesty is required in this debate. It is important. If the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: So Ireland will actually lose two of our tax rates. It is likely that the 33% and the 25% rates would go and we will have one rate for these multinational companies with turnover of above €750 million, which is the 12.5% rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: For the 50 companies in the State to which the mandatory inclusion would apply there are currently three different tax rates apply to their profits. Does Mr. Zuijdendorp accept that point so far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Under this proposal, which the Commission says stays away from rates, Ireland would only be allowed to apply one rate to those profits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, we can decide what the rate is, but only one rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Can I ask how the Commission arrived at the point, as illustrated in the model, where this measure would result in a reduction of around €250 million of corporation tax, which has been 0.14% of GDP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: We have had a discussion with the Revenue and the Department and I questioned them as to whether they stood over the data set the Commission used in this model and they did not dispute the figures because they have not dealt with them in detail. I am finding it difficult to hear some of the previous exchanges we had with Revenue, but I believe it talked about 50 companies in Ireland would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Is the business data being used by the Commission the data of all the businesses instead of the businesses that would be captured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: It is, therefore, completely-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: It is a bit mad if Mr. Zuijdendorp does not mind me saying so. There are only 50 companies that are going to be captured under this model but there are thousands of businesses operating in the State. The Commission has used the data from the thousands of businesses as opposed to the 50 that will be captured within it but the data would be diluted with all the other information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if plans are being considered to amend existing legislation governing employee entitlement for time off and-or reduced working hours for the purpose of breastfeeding in order to extend the existing 26 week post-confinement allowance; her views on whether the present entitlement period for employees who are breastfeeding is significantly less...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Data (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all missing persons from the State and the dates of their disappearances in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38694/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurers are charging significant sums for a change of address on motor insurance; if the Financial Services Ombudsman has ever made any findings regarding this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/16]