Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for attending. The establishment of an independent appeals office was well flagged and was one of the recommendations for our tax code, but the Comptroller and Auditor General's report presents a chaotic picture of what has happened since the office's establishment in March 2016, for example, a haphazard approach to internal controls. The commission is seeking extra resources, so it is surprising that €596,000 was surrendered to the Exchequer in respect of 2016.

I would like to get a picture of how the commission is managing its existing resources. The first matter that comes to my attention is that of the commission's internal controls and overtime payments of €65,400 in 2016. Does that figure reflect nine months of the year?