Tonight, EU leaders including Mr Varadkar were discussing a detailed proposal to extend the March 29 date without any pre-conditions surrounding the deal.

Ireland’s low tax rates for companies were the subject of criticism from the Luxembourg prime minister who demanded “fair competition” within the EU.

Luxembourg’s government was taken by “complete surprise” by the amount of files revealed last week in a report detailing hundreds of secret corporate deals that allegedly helped multinationals dodge taxes during Jean-Claude Juncker’s tenure as prime minister.

Luxembourg has fought back after a report revealed details of hundreds of secret tax deals with multinational companies as Germany’s finance minister said the nation has work to do on complying with global standards.