Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 9 - Internal Controls in the Tax Appeals Commission
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission

9:00 am

Mr. Mark O'Mahony:

Overtime is actively discouraged as a matter of policy. In the event that it is necessary, it has to be approved in advance and recorded in a specified form, there has to be an explanation as to why the extraordinary circumstances exist that render it necessary, and the claim has to be submitted within four weeks.