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"A Uachtaráin, tá áthas orm cúpla focal a rá ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo.
I suppose the word ‘whistle-blowers’ comes from sport. The referee is the person who blows the whistle and, like the whistle-blowers, the referee is usually not loved but nevertheless probably respected and indeed necessary. The same applies here to whistle-blowers who act in the public interest. It is not a popular thing to do but often it takes great courage, particularly in exposing a wrongdoing in relation to tax avoidance and tax evasion. Indeed in relation to tax avoidance some big multinationals have proven themselves very adept in that regard.
Anything that helps us to save EUR 1 trillion, which is what it is estimated that we are losing through these illegal methods annually, is something to be welcomed. The whistle-blower deserves every protection in that regard because without it we would not be able to deal with these terrible afflictions."@en1
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