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Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I did allude to that and I think Minister knows that anyway.

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: And the other matters raised as well.

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Luas in Cherrywood and how we are going to handle the capacity on the Luas.

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister. There is a very tight timeframe. I have to ask Members to be as brief as they can. I do not want to curtail debate, but if the first few contributors go on too long, later contributors will not get to speak at all.

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: We have 11 and a half minutes left for three people. That is the order of the House, not me, so I ask everybody who is left to try to be as brief as they can be to allow everybody to get some say. I could possibly eat into the time allowed for the Minister, but I am trying to give him ten minutes at the end to address everybody's concerns. I do not want to delay any more talking about it...

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senators O'Sullivan and Higgins have indicated that they would like to share time.

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: If they use up all of their time then Senator Humphreys will not get any time.

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: In line with an order of the House, I must ask the Minister to conclude, as the Minister, Deputy Zappone, has arrived to take the next business. If Deputy Creed continues, he will be reducing the amount of time that will be available to the Minister, Deputy Zappone.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I do not want to labour the point regarding the establishment of a tribunal of inquiry. However, I must state that Tusla is an organisation that most people hope they will never have to get involved with because it is generally the most vulnerable children who are cared for by it. Separate from or independent of the inquiry relating to Maurice McCabe, there is now an belief that an agency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Deputy D'Arcy, we only have six minutes left and Senator Paddy Burke wants to come in as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I acknowledge that 11.30 a.m. was a deadline but if the Minister has time for a couple more questions, I myself have a couple. Reference was made in the meeting with the Commissioner about Irish authorities' perceived view that they were not receiving procedural fairness in their dealings with the Commission. Maybe the Minister could elaborate on that and on the process - how much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is the Minister permitted to say if there was a figure in the Department or in the Government's view, if it was to be a negative response, of what it might have been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Relatively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Everything is probably small relative to €13 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: There was a suggestion earlier that Governments over the years had issued these rulings. The Revenue issued these rulings. The Revenue Commissioners are independent of Government. Regardless of the political hue at the time, these were issued. I want the Minister to confirm such was the case and it was not Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael or Labour which was making these rulings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: But the individual rulings are-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: In terms of the reference to ASI and AOE, these were Irish registered but they were not resident for tax purposes. Do we have any indication as to where the board meetings were held for those companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is it fair to say that the Commission said if it cannot be taxed in America it must be taxed in Ireland but the Minister's view is just because it is not taxed in America does not mean it should be taxed in Ireland?