Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Yes, that would be very useful. There are many issues around the word "compliance". I will raise a different type of compliance. The Comptroller and Auditor General has drawn our attention to a settlement of almost €1 million between the board and the Revenue Commissioners in regard to relevant contract tax. I want to explore how that occurred. Will Mr. Gunning clarify the figures we have that are related to nearly €1 million in transactions? The contract tax should have been withheld by the hospital board. Will Mr. Gunning explain how that came into being?