Honestly, how much of that is ireland actually getting, and will the government do anything worthwhile with it?
That’s 38,690 and a bit bike sheds for anyone wondering
I don’t like being used a a pawn by the EU so other member states get their slice of the pie. They didn’t spend 8 years at this to help us.
We could get 38,690 more bike shelters for that
Who would own the interest that €13bn in escrow has accumulated over the years? That must be a tidy penny.
Bike Sheds for everyone!
Bike sheds for some.
iPhone 15 Pros for others
So we’re a tax haven
We can finally get the outdoor white water rafting centre and the bertie bowl
the story suggests the case could rumble on for longer – by the time it eventually completes €13b will be chump change. It already doesn’t look like the unfathomably large figure it did 8 years ago due to our inflated budget surpluses. HSE would probably spend it in 6 months with no noticeable benefits.
The unionists argument that the south couldn’t afford the north is now gone…
That’s like 5 unfinished children’s hospitals.
Please please please sink this into infrastructure and state pension fund.
Or give everyone a year off from paying income tax.
Ok now rebuild the Donegal Railway 🚃
BAM are rubbing their hands now! Oh sorry guys the new estimated cost of that children’s hospital, yeah you know that one you should have built on a green field site which would have saved millions, yep that one. We think 5 billion should be enough now…. wait maybe not
That’s equivalent to one free Oasis gig.
Now if they were smart…but we all know they’re not, they use it to build some fecking housing!
TDs eating good tonight
Bike shed joke
That’s €2166 each for a population of 6 million. I’m going to spend mine on 300 cups of coffee.
You know what would be really funny and original – a good joke about bike sheds.
Tarmac every garden in nation. If every citizen has a patch of land with beautiful fresh clean tarmac then the possibilities are endless. The nation might finally realise its most essential dreams.
This is a presentation from the Fiscal Council about future proofing out state pension. 13B woudl be an amazing kick start to somethign like that.
Imagine investing it in public infrastructure like public toilets, green and public spaces and transport. So we match other European counties and their large cities and towns
13 billion divide by 6million. 2k each?
I vote for a roof and fake sun for the country
We can blow it all on hats!
Split between each member of the population of Ireland that is 2600 euros each. Thanks
Looking forward to the tax experts who know more than the European court of justice telling us it’s not our money to keep. I suspect they won’t be as vocal today though.
Were this added to the state’s coffers this year, our projected budget surplus would be just shy of 80 billion.
We could solve a lot of issues with that
Considering that Apple is centralised in Cork since the start, all that money should be spent in Cork. New roads, Metro system, Schools and Hospitals. €13 billion should about cover it
So how are we all planning on spending our two and a half grand? 😬
Government: this €10bn will go miles towards ensuring that we use this €5bn to enhance our public services, bolster our national public transport and more.
Yes, this €1bn will definitely help in that endeavour once we get a few more bike sheds built.
Best of both worlds by the sound of it. We put up the good fight on behalf of the company which provides so much corporation tax and employment, and we also get 13bn. Now to see if other EU nations come after us for it.
About fucking time
They could start Portlaoise again from scratch for that money
Ok I’m a State aid lawyer. Contrary to what some have written, there is no mechanism in the original Commission decision (now upheld by the Court of Justice) stating that Ireland now has to distribute to other Member States in proportion to the relevant sales which benefitted from incompatible aid in those other Member States.
The purpose of recovery is, to quote the 2007 Recovery Notice, “the re-establishment of the previously existing situation is obtained once the unlawful and incompatible aid is repaid by the recipient who thereby forfeits the advantage which he enjoyed over his competitors in the market, and the situation as it existed prior to the granting of the aid is restored”. This includes interest.
Ireland was compelled by the original Commission decision to calculate this amount and came to €13 billion. This will be paid from the escrow account to the Exchequer.
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Now we can build that monorail.
Honestly, how much of that is ireland actually getting, and will the government do anything worthwhile with it?
That’s 38,690 and a bit bike sheds for anyone wondering
I don’t like being used a a pawn by the EU so other member states get their slice of the pie. They didn’t spend 8 years at this to help us.
We could get 38,690 more bike shelters for that
Who would own the interest that €13bn in escrow has accumulated over the years? That must be a tidy penny.
Bike Sheds for everyone!
Bike sheds for some.
iPhone 15 Pros for others
So we’re a tax haven
We can finally get the outdoor white water rafting centre and the bertie bowl
the story suggests the case could rumble on for longer – by the time it eventually completes €13b will be chump change. It already doesn’t look like the unfathomably large figure it did 8 years ago due to our inflated budget surpluses. HSE would probably spend it in 6 months with no noticeable benefits.
The unionists argument that the south couldn’t afford the north is now gone…
That’s like 5 unfinished children’s hospitals.
Please please please sink this into infrastructure and state pension fund.
Or give everyone a year off from paying income tax.
Ok now rebuild the Donegal Railway 🚃
BAM are rubbing their hands now! Oh sorry guys the new estimated cost of that children’s hospital, yeah you know that one you should have built on a green field site which would have saved millions, yep that one. We think 5 billion should be enough now…. wait maybe not
That’s equivalent to one free Oasis gig.
Now if they were smart…but we all know they’re not, they use it to build some fecking housing!
TDs eating good tonight
Bike shed joke
That’s €2166 each for a population of 6 million. I’m going to spend mine on 300 cups of coffee.
You know what would be really funny and original – a good joke about bike sheds.
Tarmac every garden in nation. If every citizen has a patch of land with beautiful fresh clean tarmac then the possibilities are endless. The nation might finally realise its most essential dreams.
This is a presentation from the Fiscal Council about future proofing out state pension. 13B woudl be an amazing kick start to somethign like that.
[https://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Killian-Carroll-Saving-for-Irelands-Future-presentation-slides.pdf](https://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Killian-Carroll-Saving-for-Irelands-Future-presentation-slides.pdf)
Imagine investing it in public infrastructure like public toilets, green and public spaces and transport. So we match other European counties and their large cities and towns
13 billion divide by 6million. 2k each?
I vote for a roof and fake sun for the country
We can blow it all on hats!
Split between each member of the population of Ireland that is 2600 euros each. Thanks
Looking forward to the tax experts who know more than the European court of justice telling us it’s not our money to keep. I suspect they won’t be as vocal today though.
Were this added to the state’s coffers this year, our projected budget surplus would be just shy of 80 billion.
We could solve a lot of issues with that
Considering that Apple is centralised in Cork since the start, all that money should be spent in Cork. New roads, Metro system, Schools and Hospitals. €13 billion should about cover it
So how are we all planning on spending our two and a half grand? 😬
Government: this €10bn will go miles towards ensuring that we use this €5bn to enhance our public services, bolster our national public transport and more.
Yes, this €1bn will definitely help in that endeavour once we get a few more bike sheds built.
Best of both worlds by the sound of it. We put up the good fight on behalf of the company which provides so much corporation tax and employment, and we also get 13bn. Now to see if other EU nations come after us for it.
About fucking time
They could start Portlaoise again from scratch for that money
Ok I’m a State aid lawyer. Contrary to what some have written, there is no mechanism in the original Commission decision (now upheld by the Court of Justice) stating that Ireland now has to distribute to other Member States in proportion to the relevant sales which benefitted from incompatible aid in those other Member States.
The purpose of recovery is, to quote the 2007 Recovery Notice, “the re-establishment of the previously existing situation is obtained once the unlawful and incompatible aid is repaid by the recipient who thereby forfeits the advantage which he enjoyed over his competitors in the market, and the situation as it existed prior to the granting of the aid is restored”. This includes interest.
Ireland was compelled by the original Commission decision to calculate this amount and came to €13 billion. This will be paid from the escrow account to the Exchequer.