Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion

2:00 pm

Ms Cora O'Brien:

There is much in the heads of the Bill that is very good and will speed up the process. There are time limits and certain things the Appeal Commissioners will have to do. They will need more resources and, if they must write, issue, and publish determinations and produce annual reports, there must be flexibility in staffing to provide legal expertise in the office. They cannot do it on their own. It is worth investing in.