Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 December 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Controls over the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Management of Suspicious Transactions Reports

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is fair enough. Mr. Cody mentioned workers at the lowest end in this sector. The Committee of Public Accounts is concerned about this because these are some of the most vulnerable workers in the State.

Was this discontinued because it could be seen as unlawful under Irish law because it takes a whole group of workers as self-employed and that cannot be done in Irish law, as confirmed in the Denny case and by Mr. Mark Connaughton in 2009? He said there is no legislative provision for appeals officers to make decisions on groups or classes of workers. Was that a factor in Revenue discontinuing work on this deal with the courier sector?

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