Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
As I said when I gave the commitment to assess the matter, decisions on how and when the Revenue Commissioners implement the law are decisions for them. I said this at the time in question and later in the Dáil. Consultation takes place on the development of policy but the Office of the Revenue Commissioners is the only body charged with implementing it. As I said to the Chairman, I am aware of all the issues now being raised here but there is a decision that is only for the Revenue Commissioners to make. They are aware that this debate is taking place today. They have received a lot of contact on the issue. In the remaining period, we will see whether there is a way in which this issue can be dealt with.
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