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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I have done a bit of reading about the case and have a couple of questions, so perhaps we could go through it that way.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The commission is going to be talking to the relevant people in November. I am going to try not to mention the company involved because I am not entirely sure if we are allowed to. The company has advised its shareholders that its representatives will go into talks with Revenue and come to an agreement. That agreement could result in the company paying less than 10% of what it owes. It...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Nobody will come to the door of the TAC before the judgment asking for an opinion. If that is the case, is it Ms Maney's understanding that the TAC's opinion is read and taken into account during negotiations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That does not seem a useful scheduling of the time of public servants. After November, when the TAC makes a determination, can Revenue still go into negotiations with the company?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Could Revenue reach an agreement with the company concerned to pay a reduced amount of tax, less than the owed €1.64 billion, after the TAC has made its determination?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I totally understand that. My concern is that we are hearing things from the company concerned. In the public sphere, it is saying it can go into negotiations with Revenue because that is preferable to years of litigation. That puts the State over the barrel where there is a parallel process. The company has a lot of recourse and the State has very little.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I think we will be seeing more of that because one of the arguments the company in question is making is that it had a legitimate expectation to be treated in a particular way. I ask about the original case management system, CMS, although I know it was before the witness's time. I do not know if there is anybody else on the call who can answer this for me. Am I correct in saying the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It is what I am asking. The OGCIO was established in 2013.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I might have time for one more question. We have heard from the Comptroller and Auditor General today that there may be work to be done on the Revenue monitoring tax appeals in a more active way. From the other side, is the Tax Appeals Commission monitoring the progress of particular cases? It seems to be from today's answers that it is. If it is, how many of all the cases being dealt...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It is okay. I understand the problem. The witness does not need to give me a percentage as she does not have the number but does this cause a significant delay in the work?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It is outside the control of the office.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To throw a bit more uncertainty into proceedings, the case we mention is €1.64 billion. In one of the reports it was listed as 43% of a total of €3.75 billion caught up in tax appeals as of last September. We are talking about the quantum involved and the numbers being dealt with. If Revenue is going to negotiate and make a settlement, and I know the witness cannot comment on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission
Chapter 14 - Management of Tax Appeals (8 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I am sure I am out of time. It may not be a case for the witnesses today but I would like to understand more about who in the Revenue is negotiating with these companies, how that process is undertaken and the oversight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chair. I want to begin with Mr. Gunning's opening statement in which he mentioned BREEAM certification. As has been pointed out, we are two years from completion. Is that a projected certification of excellence? We are quite far away from steps such as commissioning and handover.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Post occupancy. I only have six minutes. I wanted to confirm that. On the dispute mechanism, we received correspondence from the Department during the past few months in which it was outlined that the moratorium was in place until May. Can I get confirmation on whether there is a month in mind for when the moratorium will end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To the end of July.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I understand. Is the board still withholding 15% contracted monthly payments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Is the board fully in line with the fee schedule?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Gunning. I would like to move on to Ms Hardiman's opening statement in which she discussed the electronic health record. Can she elaborate on that? I want to understand what the electronic record procurement process entails. Is it something that follows the patient from healthcare facility to healthcare facility or is it specific to the children's hospital? In other hospital...