Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance

Estimates for Public Services 2013
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 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)

5:40 pm

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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It was as one would expect. I do not know whether any more recent information is available. I think they are waiting until the 80% mark is reached before they run the numbers. It was clear that most people were agreeing to pay. The level of deferrals, which we had expected to be 15% or 16%, was coming in at less than 2%. Files have to be returned in respect of exempt properties as well. We will not know until we are near the end whether we will receive the return of €250 million for this year and double that for next year.