Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Department of Finance
Departmental Meetings
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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155. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings between staff of the Revenue Commissioners or his Department with staff working for the European Commissioner for Competition, Ms Vestager, between 2 January 2017 and 14 February 2018; the specific issue or piece of legislation under discussion or dispute; the names and grades of the staff representing Ireland at each meeting; the staff attending on behalf of the Commission at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8653/18]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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There is ongoing engagement, including formal meetings, between relevant officials at grades ranging from Assistant Principal Officer to Assistant Secretary in the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners with relevant officials in DG Competition on State aid matters of mutual interest across the entire Department.
The Deputy will appreciate that any such discussion with DG Competition must by its nature be a confidential process between Ireland and the Commission. It is not therefore appropriate to comment on the detail of any meetings held or the individual officials from the Department of Finance or the Revenue Commissioners who participate in such engagements.
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