Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
In terms of the Revenue Commissioners, the Minister will be aware that there is a debate at present about the funding of public sector broadcasting in Ireland. One of the issues that is repeatedly referred to is that maybe we should hand over collection of the licence fee, or whatever fee will be charged for national broadcasting, to the Revenue Commissioners.
What is the Minister's own view on that? Is there any opposition coming from the Revenue Commissioners to it? We need to take into account that they are very effective at collecting money from the public in general. What is the downside to handing over this responsibility to them?
No comments