23 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain companies operating under the rules which apply to the International Financial Services Centre are merely brass plate companies whose primary purpose is tax avoidance; if his attention has further been drawn to the damage the activities of these companies will do to the reputation of the financial services industry in Ireland; if he has satisfied himself that he has allocated adequate resources within his Department to police activities of International Financial Services Centre companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Summary

23 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain companies operating under the rules which apply to the International Financial Services Centre are merely brass plate companies whose primary purpose is tax avoidance; if his attention has further been drawn to the damage the activities of these companies will do to the reputation of the financial services industry in Ireland; if he has satisfied himself that he has allocated adequate resources within his Department to police activities of International Financial Services Centre companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Financial Services Centre Companies.

  xml · EN · 19 February 1991

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.