Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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This refers to the issue that developed in respect of the air travel tax introduced in budget 2009. It refers to a dispute with two airlines, Aer Lingus and Ryanair, that argued that the air travel tax was levied illegally. This tax was developed during the crisis period and was subsequently changed in budget 2011. It has been a longstanding legal dispute between the two airlines and the Department of Finance.