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- Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate the benevolence of my colleague. I acknowledge the Minister's wide-ranging speech, one of the key features of which was the fact that, despite the increase in population, no new acute hospital has been built.One of the features of the Minister's speech was his point about the increase in population but that no new acute hospital has been built. I wish to make two brief points...
- Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: We note Senator Nash's benevolence.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Commissioner and his colleagues. I have a few quick questions I wish to ask. At The Irish Times corporate tax summit, Mr. Moscovici said that the UK's post-Brexit arrangement with the EU must be inferior to membership of the EU. Can he elaborate on that, please?
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: I watched the proceedings. The Commissioner is a very specific man. He might indicate how it will manifest itself and what will be the make-up of the arrangement.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: One cannot make-----
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not a sticking point.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Moscovici see as the primary areas where that will change?
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is most likely?
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Moscovici stated that no customs borders discussions can take place with the EU until two years have elapsed and the UK is no longer part of the EU. Is it not putting the cart before the horse with the CCCTB? Should any such discussions, in themselves, not be effectively parked until the make-up and fall-out of the Brexit arrangements with the EU and the UK have taken place?
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has it?
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Moscovici said he believes that Ireland will benefit from the CCCTB. Is it fair to say that about countries with large export aspects to their economies? Our exports are over 120% of our GDP, unlike many of the other countries in Europe. How do we gain from CCCTB if a substantial portion of those exports are going into the Commissioner's home country, France, as well as Germany and...
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: Some might say that the Commissioner is.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: With all due respect, I have very little time. My question was specific. The Commissioner is running down the clock.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: A large proportion of the weight of the CCCTB system will be on where sales take place. If they are taking place outside Ireland, particularly for multinationals, how will we gain from the CCCTB system? It will undermine-----
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, if one is taxing the very small profits made in Ireland, it will make no difference what one's tax strategy is as one's tax take will go down significantly. Tax will be earned by the country in which the sales take place. As such, how can the Commissioner say the CCCTB system will benefit a small open economy - there is none more open than Ireland in a European context -...
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect-----
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Commissioner has not answered the question.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Commissioner is toying with us.
- 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: Before the Commissioner said something.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Moran and his colleagues. What does Mr. Moran consider the biggest single issue facing the Irish economy?