Taoiseach can't guarantee corporate tax rate of 12.5% 

Paschal Donohoe also said a tax on vacant homes will not “change the game” in solving the housing crisis on its own

On the first day of a week-long trip to New York, Micheál Martin refused to give a firm commitment on the 12.5% rate as talks continue with the OECD on a global corporate tax rate of 15%.

The Taoiseach has refused to guarantee foreign companies in Ireland that the corporation tax rate will stay at 12.5%.

On the first day of a week-long trip to New York, Micheál Martin refused to give a firm commitment on the 12.5% rate as talks continue with the OECD on a global corporate tax rate of 15%.