Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I am interested in the answer to Senator Crown's question. It was in the news, and the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton said it herself, that we had no position paper going into negotiations. There is no support for the common consolidated tax base on our corporation tax. We lost the vote on it as recently as last October. Just nine European countries supported us. Mrs. Merkel and Mr. Sarkozy want to have this wrapped up by the end of the year. We are going to lose control over corporation tax. The corporation tax rate might stay the same, but the fact that France-----