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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (7 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 388. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE report relative to a care home in the south east and a case (details supplied) will be published; when the inquiry into the same matters will commence; the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm entitlements due to a person (details supplied) have been paid in full and up to date; his Department's plans to pay the person for the animals slaughtered by his Department as part of a farm inspection and investigation some years ago; the terms of reference for the report into the case and the comments of a person...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Correspondence (7 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 684. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has responded to all of the correspondence received from a person (details supplied); if the issues raised by them in this correspondence will be addressed as a matter of urgency; if information requested by them relative to their case will be granted; if the correspondence from persons (details supplied) will be addressed;...

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)

John McGuinness: We will resume in public session. This is item 7 on our agenda, EU state aid investigations into tax rulings, with Deputy Michael Noonan, Minister for Finance. It is to conclude by 11.30 a.m. Today, the joint committee will continue its consideration of the EU state aid investigation into the Apple tax rulings. In our first session, we will hear from the Minister for Finance, Deputy...

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)

John McGuinness: It is not a deposition.

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)

John McGuinness: The Minister's position is clear from his response and there is no point pressing it.

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)

John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty has made his point.

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)

John McGuinness: We are getting into detail here. The Minister is not here to------

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)

John McGuinness: The Deputy's time is up. The Minister has responded and I have to move on.

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)

John McGuinness: Could the Minister provide clarification on a question asked by Senator Conway-Walsh? We were talking about the cost to date of €1.8 million. If it is to take some years to deal with this case, that figure will obviously increase year on year. Are there any circumstances in which the State could get back that money, depending on the outcome?

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)

John McGuinness: Could I also have clarification on the methodology the Commission is asking us to apply in the calculation regarding the €13 billion? Is that, in itself, not interference in the role of the Revenue Commissioners in that it is dictating what they should do?

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)

John McGuinness: Who is going to calculate that figure?

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)

John McGuinness: If the Minister's position is that the Commission is wrong and that the €13 billion in taxes is not due, does it not follow that the Commission, by asking or dictating that a particular methodology be used to calculate the relevant figure, is asking the State here to stand up its case and imposing a position on us that is not acceptable?

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)

John McGuinness: Is there a particular way to calculate that?

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)

John McGuinness: Mr. Cody has offered to consider the question and then to set it out in correspondence.

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)

John McGuinness: I am trying to be fair. The Deputy has been asking questions for more than 15 minutes and has the answers. He is not happy with them. We will take Mr. Cody up on his offer of replying in writing. I call Senator Conway-Walsh.

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)

John McGuinness: Could I interrupt the Deputy? I must leave for a vote. I am asking Senator Horkan to take over the Chair. I apologise. I am glad Mr. Cody and his officials came.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (1 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services for persons with Lyme’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4690/17]

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)

John McGuinness: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence...

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)

John McGuinness: I thank the Commissioner. I ask members, Deputy Michael McGrath and others, to stick to the same speaking time arrangements to which we agreed for one of our meetings last week.