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Paradise Papers and money laundering

Summary

Deputy Boyd Barrett raises the Paradise Papers and the overdue transposition of the EU anti-money-laundering directive on beneficial ownership. The Minister says the general scheme of the Bill is expected at year’s end.

Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The next speaker is Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett on behalf of his group.

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To be helpful, the group is called Solidarity-People Before Profit.

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That is what it is called this week.

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Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

Sometimes I do not know who to call, but the Deputy is the only one here today.

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I am happy to say the words.

My question relates to the so-called Paradise Papers. The Government was supposed to transpose in June this year the EU anti-money-laundering directive which requires that we have information on the ultimate beneficial ownership of companies and corporate entities. This relates very much to the tax dodging of the Irish rich and Irish corporations revealed in the parasite papers. When will the directive be transposed? Infringement proceedings have been taken by the European Commission against Ireland for its failure to transpose it. This is further evidence of the total unwillingness of the Government to tackle corporate tax dodging by the rich and multinationals.

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Pat the Cope Gallagher An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The question is about the transposition of the directive.

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I expect the general scheme of the Bill to be published at the end of the year.

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