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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: For the record, the head of tax operations contradicted that in sworn testimony to the US Senate hearings to say there was a special tax arrangement and the CEO of the company said there was a tax incentive package. We have sworn testimony in the US Senate, which let the cat out of the bag, according to the Commission, which led to this investigation. We have others who dispute that. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I will pick up on that point with Mr. Keegan who in his opening statement mentioned the independence of the Revenue Commissioners. He has also done so on his own blogs. Will he enlighten the committee on the legislation about which he talked? Why was legislation enacted in this House to deem that the Revenue Commissioners were independent? Why did that only happen a couple of years ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate the clarification. The reason I have asked Mr. Keegan about that matter is I have huge respect for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, as I mentioned when its representatives were before us, but I think it got it seriously wrong in this instance. We are, however, also looking through the lens of the past. Let us look at the years when the judgment or tax ruling was made....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: As I have made clear, I am not suggesting there was political interference. However, I do take issue with delegates continuing to refer to the independence of the Revenue Commissioners and the need to defend it without noting that the Moriarty tribunal found that there was political interference. Because of the level of that political interference the House was required to introduce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Will Dr. Stewart comment on the same matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Will Mr. Keegan give us an explanation? We have legislation in place to deal with section 110 companies and will see how effective it is. Why is KPMG still promoting to companies that they should locate here as Irish-headquartered companies and that they can pay zero tax, depending on the vehicle used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I will put my last question to Mr. Clarken and Mr. Redmond. I am aware that on the day of the Apple ruling, the CEO of a medical devices company operating here received a call from the CEO at the company's headquarters asking him whether the company had invested in the wild west. The CEO was concerned about the reputational damage that might ensue if Ireland was involved in practices of this...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Dáil has spoken on this issue.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Government needs to follow up.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications to date for the help-to-buy scheme as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the hel- to-buy scheme that have been deemed valid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of successful or pending applications for the help-to-buy scheme in categories (details supplied); and the total potential cost of the scheme in each category. [5370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the total anticipated cost of the help-to-buy scheme based on the applications to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance when the implementation group, as per the Credit Union Advisory Committee report, was established or will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the membership of the implementation group to be established as per the Credit Union Advisory Committee report will be or was arrived at; the way in which the representatives of credit unions will be or are represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to allow through legislation credit unions to lend directly to housing bodies and local authorities for social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Codes of Conduct (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if customers of a bank (details supplied) can be assured that their debts to the bank, mortgage or otherwise, will not be sold to vulture funds or third parties prior to any sale of a State stake in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if a decision to approve the sale of any shares owned by the Government in a bank (details supplied) will be put to a vote of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Proceedings (7 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of legal proceedings initiated by each of the State backed banks in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form, by proceedings regarding principal home debt, buy-to-let debt, commercial debt and other personal debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5387/17]