Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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I would like to ask a question about Revenue's accounts for 2014, the budgetary process and the gross receipts. I notice that in 2014, the estimate in the budget was €40.158 billion and the gross receipts were €47.147 billion. There was quite a divergence between the estimate and the actual receipts. What role does Revenue play in the estimates for the budget? What engagement does it have in that regard? It would seem that there was quite a divergence in this case, when one looks at what actually transpired.