Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue

4:40 pm

Photo of Joe HigginsJoe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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May I ask one final question? Ms Feehily and the Revenue Commissioners have had huge exposure in and access to the media. Was there a meeting by the Revenue Commissioners with the national broadcaster or the national broadcasting organisations, TV and radio, to discuss the coverage? I understand the Revenue Commissioners is an agent of politicians, essentially, implementing a political decision made by Government and Dáil Éireann. Was there a policy agreement as to how this would be dealt with by the national media?