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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Michael Finneran: That is in the legislation, and that is what the guidelines will be on this item of legislation.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Michael Finneran: There is also the position that to some extent has been portrayed here that there is no appeal system. Everybody knows there are two appeals commissioners in this country. They are not appointed by the Revenue Commissioners; they are appointed by the Government. They have a quasi-judicial position and people have an entitlement to go to them. If they are unhappy with that, they have a...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Michael Finneran: Senator Norris made the point about legislation being in place in advance of 1988. I accept there is legislation in place going back perhaps 100 years but that is to do with debt and I am not talking about debt. I am talking about tax due to the State.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Michael Finneran: It may be the case that there are other areas of private debt but this is tax due to the State. It is appropriate in these times, and indeed at any time, that people who are due to pay their taxes and have adequate income to pay them should do so. There is existing legislation for attachment. The provision is inserted into the overall legislation. The counterbalance to the Revenue...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Michael Finneran: First, I want to clear up one matter for the benefit of Senator Coffey. This does not apply to the self-employed. This applies to company directors and their employees who in many cases wind up with substantial salaries and have a debt left from another time which they refuse to meet. It is important that Senators understand about whom and what we speak. There is no question of this being...
- Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (1 Feb 2011)
Michael Finneran: The latest guidance to local authorities in respect of access to social housing supports for non-Irish nationals, including non-EEA nationals, is set out in my Department's Circular SHIP 2010/19 of 24 September 2010. A copy of the Circular is available in the Oireachtas library.