Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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167. To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Commission has been in contact with his Department about ongoing state aid investigations relating to the tax arrangements of companies resident here other than the Commission's completed investigation into a company (details supplied); the number of such investigations to which his attention has been drawn; and the specific issues involved. [49232/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Since 2014, the European Competition has been engaged in an “information gathering exercise” and have sought information from all Member States in relation to certain corporate tax practices and regimes.

It is understood that the Commission has examined over 1,000 rulings across national tax jurisdictions. This exercise has been ongoing since this time and, of course, has not been limited to Ireland.

Ireland has always co-operated in respect of these requests and will continue to do so.

It is not appropriate for me to comment on the nature of any such requests as any enquiries made are confidential between Ireland and the Commission.