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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is a poor penalty in my opinion. I do not know how TII calculates that. Will it send me on the details of how it arrived at this figure? This operator needs to know that if its systems are not working, it needs to tell TII straightaway. I do not believe its claims that it said that it did not know about this in April 2017. On the VAT refund on the tolls for the Dublin Port Tunnel...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: TII hopes to receive a significant portion of the €100 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Was there any charge on commercial companies in that regard? Private drivers did not pay VAT on those two tolls.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that. However, there was no charge on business or private users rather TII took the hit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: In terms of other toll operators, such as the one beside the Point Depot-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The East Link. That company charged VAT and reduced its toll from €1.90 to €1.40.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is operated by Dublin City Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That company reduced its VAT as a result of the ruling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That operator reduced its VAT and, therefore, there should be a refund to people or they should not be charged. What point is Mr. O'Neill making in that regard? I am trying to clarify this issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am aware of that but it is a toll I pay every day and in which I am interested.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: From the public point of view, there is VAT on some tolls but not on others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The East Link is operated by a public body that formerly charged VAT but now does not as a result of the decision of the Court of Justice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that but it is open for public usage. Mr. O'Neill is defining a concession as some------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It was a private operator. What about other toll operators, such as that on the M1?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: They all charge VAT.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: A concession gives an operator a contract to charge a toll for a certain period of time but in the case of State-owned roads such as the M1 or M7 TII allocates the concession by competitive competition.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Why should those concessions not also pay back the money to the drivers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is about how one defines a concession.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. O'Neill has stated that no refund is due to motorists or businesses arising from the European decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That clears that up.