Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has been accused of trying to “hide” a €24m payment from the State to Aer Lingus and Ryanair as part of a previously undisclosed legal settlement. Mr Donohoe and his officials were accused of not flagging the settlement fully in documentation presented to members. The airlines believed they were not being treated fairly by the design of this tax, said Mr Donohoe. Mr Donohoe said he took Mr Murphy’s point about how the payment was characterised in the documents. Speaking to the Irish Examiner after the brief hearing, Mr Murphy said: “This was not transparent.

Source: Irish Examiner December 11, 2019 00:00 UTC