One week after the decision of the European Commission to order Ireland to recover the equivalent of €13 billion in undue tax advantages over a period of 10 years from the American company Apple, the national parliament has started a debate on the government's decision to appeal against this decision before the Court of Justice of the EU.
"It is very damaging for our reputation to be called into question", the Irish finance minister said at the start of the debate, on Wednesday 7...