Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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My amendment concerns the motivation of the contractor to supply the information. What happens if a contractor is tax compliant but did not submit the information within the timeframe? What if the contractor does not provide the information to the Revenue? I worked in the construction industry for several years. Getting people to complete a snagging list is quite difficult. The claim, which could be as much as €4,000, could be at issue if the contractor has not provided the required information. The contractor could have gone out of business or there could be several contractors with one compliant and another not. This amendment proposes to penalise contractors who are at fault, not the claimant who may have everything in order.