Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Contact has been made by the pensioners with the Revenue Commissioners to clarify their individual circumstances. As the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners advised the committee a number of weeks ago, thousands of pensioners have been in contact with the Revenue Commissioners by telephone and making inquiries at offices of the Revenue Commissioners. In many of these cases the information was provided, the position was clarified and it was confirmed that the pensioners concerned had no extra tax liability. We should be given information on the actual position as soon as possible. Some 20,000 pensioners were believed to be owed money by the Revenue Commissioners. Has this yet been processed? Many pensioners were advised that they should complete Form 12 in respect of their return in 2011, but that form is not yet available from the Revenue Commissioners. I hope that matter will be attended to without delay.

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