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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am not standing behind any mistakes in the public sector. I am putting the matter in context and saying we should not demonise one sector and sanctify another whose mistakes to date I and all other taxpayers are paying for. Doing so is much more difficult for some than it is for me. I welcome this eight page report, which was put together very quickly. Unfortunately, it is only the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It may have been mentioned in a press release or some other document I read, but I do not see it on this page of the report. One thing I have learned from this case is that this committee is only as good as the questions we ask and our attendance rate. However, one would expect candour from a body that comes before us to give us information. That should not be dependent on our questions....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am not going to reduce it to this. Comments were made which I accepted, and I then made my own comments. It is not a tit for tat.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The issue is that a mistake was made. We need to address, with the appropriate people and as quickly as possible, why that mistake was not noticed, what processes were in place and how they failed.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus roimh an gcothromaíocht inscne, atá ag feabhsú an t-am go léir. Mr. Cody has a voice that lulls silence. I thank him for all of his work, and all of the documentation, which I welcome and which I have read. I welcome the gender equality, but it is not reflected in top management. I see we have three wise men in charge....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Very good, and maybe we will get the story in a written form through the Chairman so I can ask my questions. I would appreciate the story.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: I saw that, but I looked at the annual report for 2018 and certainly at assistant secretary level it is not.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: The photo does not do the figures justice. The men jump out. In any event-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: I also welcome that the day started positively with Revenue asking to help us to get money back, which was very nice. It was a touch of class this morning to wake up and hear that interview. Well done on that, and well done on the audit. Revenue has got a clean audit. There are, however, just a number of issues around procurement. Of course, Revenue is sorting that out, but does this...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: There are various faults-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Why was that? Revenue then did the re-tendering process itself and was successful. What was the difference?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: In the first place.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: These are seized products, not documents.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: It is very important that it is stored properly.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Why did Revenue not do this in the first place?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: In the chapter that applies to Revenue and the recommendations, there are a number of very helpful case studies in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Case study B looks at the "delay in case due to complex issue". I believe it was an inordinate delay, and it is set out on page 283. While there were no specific recommendations in the conclusion relating to that case, issues were...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: I saw all of that. I do not mean to be unfair to Mr. Cody but I have read it and looked at it. What processes are now in place to ensure that does not happen or that if it does happen it is reasonable?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: They have all been implemented.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Let me relate that to this. With the new system in place, it would not happen that we would jump from October 2012 to June 2014 without somebody checking back.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17 - Tax compliance interventions
Chapter 18 - Tax relief on film production (28 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: That type of gap and approach is not happening now.