Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements
12:00 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Ms Feehily said people can self-correct, which is good. In the documentation she said Revenue had received new payment type instructions for 1.050 million properties for 2014, which was significant. Some 32% paid by debit card last year, which was payment on the date one registered. However, that dropped to 11%. Ms Feehily said that if people did not want to go down that route they should be encouraged down other routes. The direct debit, which is monthly or otherwise, has gone from 14% to 30% in 2014. Many people have moved from the debit card to the direct debt. Those opting for the single debit authority have gone from 21% to 30%. That will come in on 21 March. Can people change their payment type? If somebody who has opted for the single debit authority decides he or she would prefer to opt for a direct debit, can he or she change?