Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance
10:00 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Yes. Now that we have expressed unhappiness, can we address the matter? It is not fair that the State should use its muscle and taxpayers' money to come after a citizen in such a manner. A judge has ruled not just in that case but in other cases, yet there is no redress for the citizen and the money that is due to the citizen from the State has not been paid. As Chairman of this committee, I want to know how we can address the situation. As I said, the Department collects the taxes. It deeply upsets me to see those people in distress and to see such letters written. Many other letters are written for other reasons. However, given what was described, there is an onus on us to address it. How can the committee or Mr. Moran, as a member of the group of Secretaries General, address it?
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