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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: Just so it is very clear, if we go into private session, it must be solely to read the report. Any discussion on the report must be in public session, from my perspective.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: On a related matter, since we had the meeting I received correspondence from a number of survivors who had work done in their homes. The works were carried out by a company, which I will not name, and they were raised in the context of the discussion we had with Caranua. Obviously, works varied from house to house but questions were certainly raised in regard to the cost of the works. I...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: I will check that. If it was not sent, I will forward it. I believe it was sent. I would like us to consider this matter again, initially through correspondence with Caranua. What companies were engaged by Caranua? What financial controls had it in place? I will consider the information received. I am being careful of what I say as there are companies involved and I am not alleging any...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: Did the survivors or householders have an option with regard to the contractor or did they have to go with a particular company?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: It was the small item from last week. It was correspondence from the Secretary General of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding his last visit here. I posed a number of questions to him regarding JobPath and its overall cost, which I think has been over €70 million. I asked specific questions about referrals. I asked whether it was possible for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: We only got this report this morning and we are still reading through it. It is a seven-page report. We would not have this report had it not been for a freedom of information, FOI, request by a journalist of The Irish Times. That is the first, and obvious, point to make. Mr. Finnegan was before this committee for the first time on 11 July of this year. I asked him specific questions in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: What is the overall cost here? We have a report which does not give us, in simple terms, the cost, including VAT, both for the fit-out, the adaptions and the cost of the printer. What is the total cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: I have that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Nov 2019)
David Cullinane: My point is none of that was offered up to us when the Accounting Officer was here. Mr. Finnegan states that there was no attempt on his part or the part of anyone else in the Houses of the Oireachtas to withhold any information. None of us is accusing him of withholding information, but he was here and he was made aware of and knew about the difficulties in locating the printer in the room...
- 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) David Cullinane: No Christmas cards.
- 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) David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. Cody and his team, and thank them for their professionalism and the work they do, which is always to a first-class standard, as I have previously noted. I have some questions on corporation tax receipts. I am sure Mr. Cody noted the report of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council published earlier. Before I turn to that, I wish to re-examine chapter 17 of the Comptroller and...
- 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) David Cullinane: How seriously does Revenue take non-compliance with tax rules?
- 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) David Cullinane: It is serious. Revenue has a sharp focus on and keen interest in non-compliance.
- 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) David Cullinane: My point is that non-compliance with tax rules is serious and it is a serious part of Revenue's work.
- 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) David Cullinane: I turn to page 8 of the appropriation accounts for 2018. What is the first subhead on the page?
- 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) David Cullinane: Why is there non-compliance with procurement? Mr. Cody stated compliance with tax rules is important, but compliance with procurement rules is equally important.
- 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) David Cullinane: What does it mean if the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, in particular, is non-compliant with procurement rules? We are shining a spotlight on it because it is important. It is part of our work to do so. As I understand it from the accounts presented, there are four contracts. I ask Mr. Cody to elaborate on each contract and the reason for the non-compliance, starting with the...
- 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) David Cullinane: Was that delay as a consequence of a lack of planning on the part of the office? In other words, was the non-compliance based on the rules being too rigid, the framework not being as clear as it needed to be or simply because not enough attention was paid to the timeframe?
- 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) David Cullinane: So it was a mistake.