Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)
5:00 pm
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That is where we want them to stay. Under the headings of administration and odd pay, suphead (a)(2)(5), the issue of office equipment and external IT services, there is a significant increase for Revenue of about €6 million in 2015, up to about €52.5 million, relating mainly to expenditure on IT. The Minister referred to a series of urgent projects which will ensure that the tax system supports changes introduced by the Government under EU guidelines. The Minister is providing €30 million for external resources to assist the Revenue staff in meeting the required timelines for these projects. What kind of projects are being referred to here? These are very large sums of money.
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