asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount of (a) corporation profits tax and (b) income-tax collected from shipping concerns in the last financial year for which such information is available.
Written Answers. - Shipping Concerns: Corporation Profits Tax and Income-Tax.
The number of Irish shipping companies is so small that to supply the information asked for would not, I fear, accord with the principle of observing secrecy in relation to the taxation affairs of taxpayers. For that reason, I regret that I cannot give the information requested by the Deputy.