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

Given that it looks like there will be a new funding model, and the issue of public confidence and what has transpired in the past year, as the Comptroller and Auditor General said it is not for his office but for the Oireachtas to get the legislation through quickly to bring it under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to try to restore public confidence. It is not a can that should be kicked down the road too far. We will look for an update from RTÉ with regard to the implementation of the 21 recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is due to come before the committee in the month of June and we look forward to that.

No. R2576 is from Niall Cody, chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, dated 30 April 2024. It provides follow-up information requested by the committee at the meeting of 11 April 2024 regarding the number of rent tax credit claims in 2022 and 2023. The correspondence draws attention to a recently uncovered error in information provided to the committee in correspondence No. R2435, dated 28 February 2024. I will read the correction into the parliamentary record because the information we were given by mistake was incorrect.

I would like to draw the Committee's attention to a recently uncovered error in the total monetary value of rent tax credit claims for the year 2023, which was provided to the Committee in correspondence dated 28 February 2024. The revised Total Claim Amount figure for 2023, as of 28 of February 2024 should have read €119.9 million rather than €135.6 million. I wish to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

A lesser sum of €119 million was drawn down. It is proposed that we note and publish this item. Is that agreed? Agreed.