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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (15 Jul 2020)

Brendan Howlin: ...the propensity of the Commission in recent times to use Single Market rules designed to protect competitiveness in the Single Market as Trojan horses to attack states' taxation regimes. That has come into sharp focus in the Apple judgment today. We need to have an open and frank discussion about that and the Taoiseach might facilitate that at a future date. My final point relates to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Government established an escrow account to hold the Apple fine money of €14.3 billion. The National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and the Comptroller and Auditor General estimate that the account will lose €70 million per annum because of negative interest rates due to the way it was set up. Since the Government's plan is to hand back the money to Apple, is it its...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Howlin: This week, the European Union's second highest court will hear the Government appeal over the €14.3 billion in Apple tax. I accept it is necessary to insert our tax sovereignty and demonstrate the impartiality of our own Revenue Commissioners. What is occurring, however, does outline that Ireland has become completely overdependent on multinationals for tax income. We are now in a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It has been reported that the Government-established escrow account, into which Apple has placed €14.3 billion, has declined in value by €16 million, which is not an insignificant sum. The loss has been attributed to negative interest rates, difficult investment climate and so on. If the Government wins the case it is taking against the European Commission, will the taxpayer be...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...but there are bigger issues at stake in this debate. The Labour Party did not play a central part in putting this economy back on an even keel over the last five years to play politics with it now. Apple will argue that it arranged its tax affairs in accordance with rules afforded it by our Revenue Commissioners. Make no mistake about it, there are reputational issues at stake here. As...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Brendan Howlin: ...to appeal this case. It is clear, from all that has been said by previous speakers and from much of the commentary in the past week, that this has been a very difficult issue with which to grapple. For my party, it was certainly not easy to take a position on it. The prospect of an additional €13 billion plus is certainly hugely attractive. There is no one on any side of this...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I love apples.

Garda Reform: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Brendan Howlin: ...worrying conclusion of Mr. Justice Morris that the gardaí serving in Donegal cannot be said to be "unrepresentative or an aberration from the generality". Some have talked about a few rotten apples in the barrel or a few letting down the many. The inescapable reality is of a monumental failure in control and authority in one of the most important institutions in the State. We — the...