Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

When we met the representatives of the Tax Appeals Commission, what they told us about the circumstances under which they were working was jaw-dropping. They referred to computers going on fire, moving office with only two week's notice and so on. If we do not have a proper system in place we should not be surprised that we are not getting information in a timely manner. In actual fact, investment in an organisation like the Tax Appeals Commission is needed in order to enable Revenue to obtain the relevant information and to follow through on collecting the taxes. We need to find out if circumstances have changed at the Tax Appeals Commission. It might be appropriate to write to the commission seeking an update, if we have not obtained one already