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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: If we could get that information it would help us to understand how the HSE arrives at its decisions. It will allow us to have a general knowledge of the process. No. 3B is individual correspondence. The first piece of correspondence is from William Treacy re appearance before the committee. It is to be noted.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: It is down the track a small bit with regard to the amount of work that has been undertaken. I will ask the Clerk to check and see when they are available. Then we will factor them into our-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.2 is correspondence dated 3 February 2014 from Hayes Solicitors, a reply to Paul Kiely regarding issues raised with the Mater Hospital. It is to be noted and published. We will return to the issue when the CRC special report is available to us. The next item is correspondence dated 7 February 2014 from Mr. Tom Moran, Secretary General at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: It is a wish not to be left out of the loop.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: I remind members that we are in public session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 3C consists of documents relating to the committee meeting of 20 February 2014. No. 3C.1 is correspondence received on 13 February 2014 from Ms Josephine Feehily, chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, with a briefing paper. It is to be noted and published. No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 18 February 2014 from Josephine Feehily, which is an opening statement. It is to be noted...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Is the work programme agreed? Do members wish to raise any matters? I take it that the work programme is agreed. Under any other business, can we agree our agenda for the meeting of Thursday, 27 February 2014, which we have already outlined? These include: payments made by the HSE to Rehab under section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the operation of the charitable lotteries scheme and the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones and to keep them away from the microphones on the desk because they interfere with the sound quality of the transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to this committee. If they are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: I invite the Comptroller and Auditor General to make the opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I ask Ms Feehily to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: May we publish Ms Feehily's statement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Mr. McCarthy wants to contribute.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Let us say an elderly couple genuinely ticked the wrong box, overvalued their property and paid at that rate. They have since checked with their neighbours and realised they all submitted a lower valuation. They are then asked to have a valuation put on their property to provide proof that it has a lower value. Asking an auctioneer to value their property involves another cost that they...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Will Revenue accept evidence based on the valuations of six other houses in a rural location where there have been no sales for many years? If the only evidence is the lower valuations of six other nearby houses, would that be acceptable?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: What if there is no evidence, bar the fact that the couple are elderly and have made a mistake?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: I have met people, predominantly in rural areas where no sales have happened, who have made a genuine mistake but the evidence required to correct that mistake is too costly for them to acquire, namely, a valuation from an auctioneer. They have received letters from Revenue telling them to obtain a valuation. To whom should such persons write?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: They do not have the money. The only evidence that they do is that the surrounding six properties in that rural pocket all have a lower valuation. These valuations have been accepted by Revenue. Why can it not check its records?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: I understand Revenue’s dilemma, as well as that of the older persons mentioned. I will get them to write to Revenue about the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Send us a copy of it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 23 - Revenue Collection
Chapter 24 - Management of Revenue Debt
Chapter 25 - Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 26 - Corporation Tax Losses
Chapter 27 - Tax Audit Settlements (20 Feb 2014)

John McGuinness: Deputy Eoghan Murphy could offer it on his website.