Finance Bill 2012 is currently at Report stage. The proposed Report stage amendments have been published. The Minister for Finance has not proposed any amendments to the Bill at Report stage. We will continue to monitor amendments to the Bill as the legislative process continues – we expect the Bill to be enacted in early April.

Ireland also has one of the highest levels of forecast percentage growth in the eurozone countries at 1.9pc for 2013 to 2016, with approximately 15pc of Irish businesses expecting an increase in revenue in 2012, a higher percentage than Italy, Greece, France, Switzerland and Spain.