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Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...towns such as Charleville and Buttevant, but as is often the case with these big projects, they take time and this one must go through planning and design. Deputy Barry mentioned the whole issue of Apple, as did a number of Deputies. I have had the pleasure of being to Hollyhill on more than one occasion. I visited Apple and I saw the work they do there and the thousands of jobs...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I do not see how the State could do anything other than reaffirm the fact there was no special arrangement with Apple and that the allegations made by the Commission are untrue in that regard. Even if the case goes against us and we find ourselves in the possession €13 billion, it will not be ours to spend. Other countries will want their share of it too.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...with her that strong regions benefit the entire country. However, as I often say and as is often said to me, GDP is not everything. GDP must come with a very big health warning. The presence of Apple alone throws the numbers for GDP in the south-west region while the presence of Microsoft alone throws the numbers dramatically for the eastern region. When I talk to people as I am sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Senator. I echo what Senator Garvey said on food production. Senator Ahearn referred to apple and pear growers in Munster and it is similar in north County Dublin. It is a great form of agriculture that helps us produce indigenous products and may be more climate friendly than other forms of food production. We support the corporate sustainability due diligence directive in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: That is true and a very good example of this is Apple, which has a major facility on the north side of Cork but 20% of its staff work remotely from all parts of Ireland and Munster. It is a very good model. In the world we operate in, where we are competing internationally for investment, it is largely them telling us what they want. They will go elsewhere if we tell them what they should want.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...investment into Ireland which in turn creates employment opportunities. During the trade visit, I met with executives of the following IDA client companies: Microsoft; Amazon Web Services; Intel; Apple; Google; and Salesforce. The discussions during each meeting covered a range of topics including: Ireland’s commitment to FDI and discussion of clients’ operations in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...by the CEO of IDA Ireland and the CEO of Enterprise Ireland. During the visit to the US West Coast, I met with Executives of the following IDA clients: Microsoft; Amazon Web Services; Intel; Apple; Google; and Salesforce. These IDA clients are among the world’s leading technology companies, some of which have data centre investments in Ireland (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...for small start-up companies in their first three years of trading will be rolled over until 2026 and the qualification window extended to five years. The extension of the microbreweries relief to craft brewers of fermented beverages such as apple ciders and perries is also a welcome development. The craft brewing sector is labour intensive and regionally diverse, and the success of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...Revenue Commissioners provides additional insight into the most highly impacted sectors. Complementing this official data, my officials have also used data from private sources such as Google, Apple, Revolut and OpenTable to highlight trends relating to consumer spending and the impact restrictions at different levels have had on sectors such as non-essential retail and the hospitality...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...limitations. I have no doubt Deputy O'Reilly will produce a very long shopping list of everything that we could do. Up until yesterday she would have said she would pay for it with the money from Apple, but of course we know that kind of stuff is not realistic.

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The answer to the question on Apple is No. It is a very disingenuous question and solution. The truth is that whether the State withdraws its appeal or not is irrelevant because Apple is appealing the judgment as well. This will continue to be a matter for the courts for many years, no matter what the Government does. The money has been collected but it is in an escrow account controlled...

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

Leo Varadkar: As I understand it, Apple put €14 billion or so into the escrow account. The account is currently losing money because of negative interest rates. It may well gain money should interest rates become positive again. We do not know what will happen. Nobody can predict the future because we do not know when the court's decision will be made or what will happen to interest rates in the...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...permission is being granted for data centres, so it is not typical. We did win the case and it is an important point of law. When I was in Cork last week, I used the opportunity to raise it with Apple, which said it would engage with the IDA. Perhaps it will want to use it itself in the future, although it has no immediate need for it now. However, if it is not going to use it, Apple...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...to have access to it. When I think about what Ireland will look like in ten or 20 years' time, I think of a country in which people work for multinationals at home. That is already happening with Apple, for example, where 25% of its staff work from home. There is no reason-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...centre for Athenry went through planning reasonably efficiently through Galway Council and An Bord Pleanála. The hold-up was in the courts in and around a judicial review. That case is still in the courts. Apple has pulled out of the project but the Government is still pursuing the case on a point of law because we still want the data centre built in Athenry, if not for Apple then...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: It was of enormous regret to me and the Government that the data centre in Athenry did not go ahead. I still hope it will go ahead sometime in the future, maybe not by Apple but by some other company.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...built all over Ireland for other companies such as Amazon and Facebook. It has not deterred other companies from investing in Ireland or building data centres here. It is understood that the Apple centre in Athenry was an exceptional situation and not a failure of the planning process. In fairness to the council and to An Bord Pleanála, it was in the courts that it got stuck. I...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...matter. The Deputy's "everyone" does not include the two most relevant bodies in this regard, and it was probably less of a feature, in fact, this year precisely because we have collected the Apple tax claim in an escrow account and are now awaiting a judgment on that, we have abolished stateless corporations, we are phasing out the double Irish arrangement, and we are now one of the few...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...Agency, Fatih Birol. I did not meet any Chinese politicians or representatives of Chinese companies. I had meetings with senior executives from US multinationals with operations in Ireland, including Tim Cook of Apple, Andy Jassy of Amazon, Chuck Robbins of Cisco, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, as well as Nick Clegg, and Mike Nally of MSD. My discussions focused on Ireland's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will again outline to the Deputy the facts, for what they are worth. All €13 billion has been collected from Apple-----