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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: -----Balla with the creation of an economic hub and a remote working hub, these initiatives are certainly adding to re-energising rural Ireland.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I commend the Government on its leadership. We are making significant strides in respect of housing. All the key housing indicators, including commencements, completions and planning permission applications, are trending upwards, which bodes well for the future. Momentum is certainly strong and building. We are moving in the right direction when it comes to housing. The Department of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: 15. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [2747/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Go raibh maith agat for that comprehensive response. While I welcome the new terms of Ireland's €1.3 billion forestry programme and strategy, for me, the Government must be aware that there can be an excess of a good thing in our rural areas. As already stated, we must balance both the concerns and needs of a community against our environmental commitments. Creating new forests in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue and the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, for being present in the absence of the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, who is responsible for forestry in the Department of agriculture. I raise an issue that is causing significant concern among nearly 300 residents in a small community in Mayo, namely, Craggagh, situated between...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: 242. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify the locations and completion date for each Advanced Building Solutions delivered under the IDA regional building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3919/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: 243. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify each location for outstanding Advanced Building Solutions and current project lifecycle phase, ii.e., site selection, design, planning process, etc., in tabular form, for each of the outstanding Advanced Building Solutions under the IDA regional building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has any plans for a review of DEIS in secondary schools and whether the status of a school (details supplied) can be reassessed considering its recent amalgamation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning grant for schools, in which there has been a high level of interest and applications made prior to the 30 November 2023 deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3747/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I want to bring to focus the role of young family carers. A recently published ESRI report highlighted the challenges faced by young people who are overburdened in their role as carers for parents, siblings or close relatives. The story of a 17-year-old student from the west of Ireland who helps her six-year-old non-verbal autistic brother was highlighted in the report. The young girl...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I welcome Mr. Cody and his officials joining us this morning. I would first like to get a deeper understanding on the efforts of the Revenue Commissioners to combat tax evasion and white-collar crime, particularly in regard to money laundering. Will he give a breakdown of the staffing within the Revenue Commissioners that deals with tax evasion and money laundering?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: How regularly does Revenue co-operate with the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: With regard to the investigation and prosecutions division, how many personnel operate in that area?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: My questioning is going towards reports by the International Consortium on Investigative Journalists, ICIJ, on financial transactions in Cyprus. This leads me to the Revenue Commissioners and whether it has conducted a comprehensive review into Irish-owned companies funded from moneys from Cyprus. Has Revenue conducted any review?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Does Revenue have a mechanism to see where Irish businesses are being funded through Cypriot bank accounts or legal entities?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: In Revenue's investigations, how many Irish firms are currently under investigation from sourcing money from Cypriot legal firms?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: With regard to the Carey case, which is a high profile case, can Mr. Cody provide an update on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Is Mr. Cody aware of the Carey case? It is a case currently in the courts and under investigation. Is there an update from Revenue on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: This relates to the urgency that Revenue has in investigating certain cases with An Garda Síochána. Has Revenue had any prosecutions to date around any findings of tax evasion or money laundering? How does Revenue recoup some of that in respect of its annual accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: I will move on to the Customs and Excise and enforcement. What types of trends is Revenue observing in this area? Are any specific violations becoming more prevalent?