Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will find this response to be highly unsatisfactory, as do I, but the answer I have to hand is that the provisions of section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 are designed to protect taxpayer confidentiality and they preclude the Revenue Commissioners from providing taxpayer-specific information to third parties, including the Minister for Finance. The Deputy might think of something about which we need to have a cup of coffee.

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