Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 December 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15 - Collection of VAT on e-Commerce
Chapter 16 - Revenue's Suspension of Periodic Reviews of Tax Clearance Certificates
Chapter 17 - Overstatement of Certain Unallocated Tax Deposits

9:30 am

Mr. Niall Cody:

The way corporation tax works is that it is reporting after the event. We get details on accounts from a year ago. The most up-to-date data we have is our PAYE data, which is now real time, so we get actual detail. In January, we will have detailed analysis of what has happened in the workforce, which is really positive. I know the Comptroller and Auditor General pays attention to it and the CSO is delighted with it. It gives a good view. Overall, figures are very positive. I was looking at one figure. The Deputy spoke about PPS numbers. We have worked with the Department of Social Protection with regard to Ukrainians. We have set them up in such a way that when they get employment, their employer can pull off their PPS number and they do not have to start on an emergency basis. Over 11,500 Ukrainians are in active employment.