Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Public Accounts Committee
2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts
9:00 am
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I have one or two more questions, one of which I had asked but Mr. Cody did not have a change to answer it. It was about the nature of the financial account information being shared. I believe that only began in September 2015. What is the nature of what is being shared?
The other question relates to nursing homes. Does the Revenue Commissioners collect for nursing homes? I believe it involves a transfer of €12 million to the Department of Finance. Will Mr. Cody explain that to me and how that is monitored?
With regard to Apple and the issue the Chairman raised, the Commission judgment stated it breached competition laws and that this company, in particular, got state aid as opposed to any other company. Is that not right? That is the essence of what it has breached. If other companies got the same assistance, then there is no breach of the competition law. That is the end of that judgment. If that is the case, the appeal should succeed, but it raises a different question for us as to the number of companies that have that deal, which is an even more serious problem. I do not expect Mr. Cody to comment on it. I am just highlighting it, but I would like answers to the other questions. I also asked about counterfeit goods. There were three practical questions with regard to nursing homes, the sharing of the information, and the counterfeit goods Revenue has seized and set out. How does that fit into the overall percentage of those goods?
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