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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Are there many?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: How would an appeal come about? Would there have been a dispute between the owner and whoever makes the assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Perhaps a buyer would suggest it should have been paid by the previous owner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: As the principal officer, Ms Donaghy liaises between the commission and the Department of Finance. Under the new proposed legislation a chairman will be appointed who will report directly to the Minister for Finance. Does this mean there will then be no contact between the Department of Finance and the Tax Appeals Commission once an appeal has gone over?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Would there perhaps be a strain sometimes between the Secretary General at the Department of Finance and the chairman of the Tax Appeals Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: It does not seem from the statement that the role of authority is well defined. Is the Secretary General the boss and does the chairman of the Tax Appeals Commission report to the Secretary General? Alternatively, will the chairman be completely independent and will he or she report to the Minister for Finance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: We will see.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: If an appeal is successful in a certain area, does it have a reflection on other appeals of a similar nature?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: If the appeal is successful and it has a bearing on other appeals, is it communicated to the Department of Finance or to the Revenue Commissioners that they should drop any similar type cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: In respect of inheritance, particularly around the area of property, in the past ten years we have seen property values rising very high and falling low. Now they are on the increase again. How is the date determined on which an inheritance takes place? Is the valuation taken at the close or at a previous point? How is that decided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: It can be very significant. In some cases it can be beneficial, I suppose. A particular date is set out in the Act, then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: How does one get a valuation of a particular property at a particular time? If someone has to get a valuation of a property for four or five years ago, how is that got?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I would like to raise an issue I raised previously regarding Dublin Port. We have seen how the port will either limit or stop tourist cruise ships from coming into the port. This is because of space at Dublin Port. It is worse than that, and we need the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to come to the House to discuss Dublin Port. The port does not start loading...

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: Second Stage (29 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I thank Senator Reilly for sharing time to allow me to comment on this important issue. I was part of a delegation from the transport committee which went to Australia in 2004 in advance of the establishment of the Road Safety Authority. Australia was the world leader on road safety at the time, and probably still is, and we brought back the information we gathered there and presented it to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I congratulate everyone who put their names forward for the local elections and the European elections. It takes great courage to put one's name before the public. I congratulate those who were successful and wish the best of luck to those who were not successful on this occasion. I support the call for a debate on reform of the electoral register. We have heard many issues raised in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: We could have more than 1 million people voting on some panels and more than 40 candidates. One can imagine the logistical problems that would arise with the size of the ballot paper and the size and number of the counts. If we had an election of that sort now, the count would not be over until Christmas. Lessons can be learned from the elections last weekend, both for the electoral...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: That is what he said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I hope those involved in the elections will learn some lessons from them. I support the call for a debate on the matter and I ask the Leader to bring in the Minister of State at the earliest opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the witnesses. I wish Ms Howard well in her new job. It is important that we have a strong banking sector in the country. I have two brief questions. The witnesses said their two-year and four-year fixed rates are the lowest in the country and that they have a new portal that will help to change mortgages from two to four or whatever. That is welcome. They also say that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I do not have any particular cases but was wondering about the issue because in some cases the property tax is quite significant, maybe more so than insurance.