Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the decision to decrease the corporation tax in the UK will have any impact here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56515/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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My Department is aware of the need to maintain a competitive corporate tax regime and to that end, closely monitors developments in other countries. However, it is not appropriate to single out any particular country or corporate tax system and comment on them in this way. The changes that I announced in Budget 2013 highlight the on-going work by my Department to make sure that the Irish corporate tax offering stays competitive as we work to attract investment and jobs to Ireland. This year, this included further enhancements to the R&D regime and the package of small measures to assist the SME sector (among others). For further information on our regime, I would refer the Deputy to the literature on the Budget Website which is available at .