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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)

Peter Burke: It is very important that people realise that-----

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)

Peter Burke: If someone were not allowed to appeal a decision and moneys could be collected immediately, it would be an obvious denial of the right to natural justice. It is important that it is set out very clearly that when the company in question appeals this judgment, outside of government intervention, this money could not be utilised until such time as the appeal is finally ruled on by the European...

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)

Peter Burke: It is very difficult to see under our primary legislation how the recovery can take place. The Revenue Commissioners' role is very clear. They are the impartial collectors of taxation in this country. They impartially adjudicate on the rules set out by the Oireachtas. Our legislation is very clear in this regard. If a company complies with legislation, completes its tax return in...

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)

Peter Burke: Ms Vestager is therefore saying the Commission can supersede our primary tax legislation to do that. In other words, if under our current legislation the powers are not there to collect this sum of money, she is saying that, by the effective ruling of the Commission that state aid is involved, the money can be collected without our current primary legislation and that the Commission can...

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)

Peter Burke: It is a huge issue because if any company comes to Ireland and requests an advance opinion from the Revenue Commissioners, we are now in a situation where investors cannot rely upon that advance opinion by the Revenue Commissioners, which is the impartial competent authority in Ireland. It is a very serious situation that the Commission is interfering in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Development (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 51. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to build on the tourism offering in rural counties such as Longford and Westmeath through the development of greenways for walking and cycling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 69. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the action plan for rural development, launched recently in County Longford, can benefit rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4003/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an appeal for a person (details supplied). [4138/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for a person (details supplied). [4416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 594. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (31 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 781. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding former officers of the Defence Forces who wish to rejoin; the criteria that must be met if an officer wishes to rejoin; if policies will be put in place to facilitate such returning members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 213. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 17 January 2017, if he has received a business proposal from the HSE in relation to the designation of part of a campus (details supplied) as an acquired brain injury unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (25 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate area aid for a person (details supplied). [3348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (25 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 258. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for extending broadband in areas (details supplied) in County Longford. [3346/17]

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)

Peter Burke: I thank the Commissioner for taking the time to come here. From listening to the other speakers, am I correct that the Commission has not done its scoping exercise regarding how much the corporation tax take in Ireland could potentially reduce if the CCCTB was to be brought to fruition?

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)

Peter Burke: The answer is "no" then.

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)

Peter Burke: A number of the leading institutes dealing with taxation in this country have done exercises which are very worrying. Some of them have presented their findings to the committee in terms of the impact the CCCTB could have on Ireland. It is clear that the work has not been done on how this could adversely affect the State. A huge amount of the mismatches in terms of taxation and lost...

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)

Peter Burke: My time is very limited Commissioner-----

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)

Peter Burke: As it is laid out in the draft proposal from 2011, which has now been refurbished and brought back on the system, the CCCTB will not, and in a way cannot, have any impact on the multi-million and multi-billion euro corporations which are operating in third jurisdictions outside the member states. It will not have any impact on those, and it is not solving that problem, which the EU is hugely...

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)

Peter Burke: I want to be clear. This does not do anything to solve that.