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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: Yes, first of all it is not a case that is being pursued on tax grounds. It is being pursued on State aid grounds and that is why the Competition Commissioner is driving the process. Other cases were taken against companies in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium and in all cases adverse conclusions were drawn and an amount of arrears was described in the adjudication, and I think they...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: Many members present were involved in the banking inquiry, and there were several other third party inquiries, and all of them came to the conclusion that if we had operated countercyclical economic policies it would have been of great benefit during the crisis. In their simplest terms, countercyclical policies, as Deputies are aware-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: One does not overheat an economy that is growing very strongly and one does not tax and cut in an economy that is in decline. Everybody knew the theory. It was not because they did not understand the theory, it was because they had no resources. What I am saying now is let us have a fund for the first time where there are resources for countercyclical intervention. The thinking has gone...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: The issue is not to spend everything upfront just because we have it, but to get away from the boom and bust and if I have it I will spend it theories. The way the world is changing so fast, Deputy Murphy could very well be the man deploying it so he should not paint himself into a corner now.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: First, the Revenue discusses these matters with the Department of Finance and, usually, unless there are extravagant demands, it gets what it looks for. It needed funding on this occasion to hire extra staff and it has been hiring extra staff. In 2015, for example, it got 126 extra staff made up of 56 in compliance, 50 on local property tax and 20 for the international tax. There is an...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has the resource that it requests. The former Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts would have a view on that. I am not adverse to considering a submission because I am aware that there are commentators who think that the range of powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General should be widened somewhat.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: I thank all the members of the committee. We had a pretty good discussion this morning. Shortage of time is always an enemy of discussion, but I am not averse to coming back whenever the committee decides to discuss any of the issues. The SME position is improving. The data in my speech comes from the surveys carried out by RED C, the polling organisation. A total of 1,500 SMEs were...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: We have a funding problem. We need decisions so that money can be drawn down.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: If members really want a session next week, that can be facilitated, but there is the rule that one cannot spend more than 80% of the Estimate, unless the Parliament has endorsed it, and we are running very close to the line.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: I can offer a private briefing by officials to anybody who has questions.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Noonan: Take me up on that.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, the initial assessment for a Primary Medical Certificate takes place in the local HSE office of an applicant, where a professional clinical determination is made by the Senior Medical Officer of that HSE administrative area. For those who wish to appeal the decision of their local Senior Medical Officer at their local HSE office, they must then attend an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: Revenue has confirmed that all payment options for Local Property Tax (LPT) continue to be available. This includes the options available through the approved Payment Service Providers (PSP's) who are An Post, Omnivend, Paypoint, and Payzone. The PSP option is not and has never been available to owners of more than one residential property because Section 44 of the Finance (Local...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: I can confirm that the Department of Finance does not have access to the information requested by the Deputy.  Officials in the Department of Finance have referred the Deputy's question to the bank and the bank has responded as follows: "Disclosures to the market in relation to Bank of Ireland products and services are provided in the Bank of Ireland Group Annual Results 2015."

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: In recognition of the fact that e-workers can incur certain expenditure in the performance of their duties from home, such as additional heating and electricity costs, an employer may make a payment of up to €3.20 per day to such employees without deducting PAYE, PRSI or USC.  However, this does not prevent an employee making a specific expenses claim under Section 114 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the deputy is aware, an application for tax relief in relation to an adapted vehicle for a disabled driver or disabled passenger who holds a primary medical certificate can only be made in relation to one vehicle. The Revenue Commissioners advise me that in a 2014 case where a couple had separated, Revenue re-stated the legislative provision that tax relief under the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: The deployment of resources to its compliance and customer service programmes is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. I am advised by Revenue that the operation of its service delivery programme is subject to ongoing monitoring and adaptation to meet the changing demands of taxpayers. Revenue envisages the continuation of the appointment service at its Tralee Office, accessible via a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Availability (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by Revenue that, for the purposes of Capital Acquisitions Tax, the relationship between the person who provides the gift or inheritance (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives the gift or inheritance (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum tax-free threshold known as the "group threshold" below which gift or inheritance tax does not arise. There are, in all, three...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by Revenue that they have checked with the service provider, Applus, about the Tullamore NCT Centre and, while the centre is busy, there are appointment slots available.  I am also informed by Revenue that all of the NCT Centres in the midlands area provide a full VRT service and are likewise busy but with slots available. Unless they have a requirement for a very specific...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Noonan: I have been informed by the bank referred to in your question that the detail you have requested is not publicly available. The bank's financial statements and investor presentations contain extensive disclosures in relation to the bank's credit risks relevant to shareholders.  These documents and all other information required to be provided to...