Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Future of the An Post Network: Discussion

2:00 am

Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand. I want to quote a response that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, gave on 29 April to a parliamentary question on postmasters and the Karshan ruling. My question is really one for the Department. He said:

I am advised by Revenue that the TDM relating to Sub-Postmasters & Social Welfare Branch Managers will be updated shortly to confirm that the tax treatment of these individuals must be determined in line with the five-step framework as set out in the Karshan case.

The Karshan ruling, as we know, was a 2023 Supreme Court ruling which basically said that workers could not be treated one way for tax and one way for PRSI. Can our guests from the Department tell me if that is something that has been used and quoted by the Minister in respect of An Post, and if so, should it also be used and quoted in respect of RTÉ given that it is another State body?

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