Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

An tseachtain seo caite, bhí muid ag plé an ghéarchéim a bhaineann le cúrsaí fodder. Gheall an Ceannaire dom go bpléadh sé an t-ábhar seo leis an Aire. Will the Leader give us an update on the headway made on the fodder crisis and the transport issues discussed last week? I do not believe the problems have been fully alleviated.

I concur with Senator Whelan's comments. We do not always agree but we do on this occasion on his stance on the Apple issue. We seem to be comparing apples and oranges. In the next couple of weeks the Government intends to put its hands in people's pockets to take property tax from wages at source but it does not seem too worried about Apple not paying the full 12.5% corporation tax. There might be a rate of 12.5% on paper but it is not being collected. That is not just a Sinn Féin statement but one being made by the people on the street and on "Morning Ireland" by an international observer. It was made in a US Congress committee yesterday and it has been made by numerous governments and EU parliamentarians. We need a debate on the issue and it is important to find out what deals have been done over the years. What Government did the deal with Apple over the years and what rates have been paid over recent years in this State?