Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will finish on this point. With due respect, if I were to do that to the Revenue, Mr. Phelan would say it was sharp practice. The Revenue is raising it on a year because it wants to get around the four-year rule. I am sorry, but Mr. Phelan is wrong on this point. The bottom line is that Revenue has put these out. If it is down to pure revenue collection, it is wrong. If the amount is due, that is fine. At the moment, major livelihoods are at stake.

The Revenue Commissioners have agreed to the 60 days and to proceed to having a test case heard. I hope that for the 2011 assessments the Revenue Commissioners will not muddy the waters by going after half the herd, so to speak.