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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)

Catherine Connolly: Very good, and maybe we will get the story in a written form through the Chairman so I can ask my questions. I would appreciate the story.

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)

Catherine Connolly: I saw that, but I looked at the annual report for 2018 and certainly at assistant secretary level it is not.

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)

Catherine Connolly: The photo does not do the figures justice. The men jump out. In any event-----

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)

Catherine Connolly: I also welcome that the day started positively with Revenue asking to help us to get money back, which was very nice. It was a touch of class this morning to wake up and hear that interview. Well done on that, and well done on the audit. Revenue has got a clean audit. There are, however, just a number of issues around procurement. Of course, Revenue is sorting that out, but does this...

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)

Catherine Connolly: There are various faults-----

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)

Catherine Connolly: Why was that? Revenue then did the re-tendering process itself and was successful. What was the difference?

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)

Catherine Connolly: In the first place.

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)

Catherine Connolly: These are seized products, not documents.

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)

Catherine Connolly: It is very important that it is stored properly.

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)

Catherine Connolly: Why did Revenue not do this in the first place?

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)

Catherine Connolly: In the chapter that applies to Revenue and the recommendations, there are a number of very helpful case studies in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Case study B looks at the "delay in case due to complex issue". I believe it was an inordinate delay, and it is set out on page 283. While there were no specific recommendations in the conclusion relating to that case, issues were...

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)

Catherine Connolly: I saw all of that. I do not mean to be unfair to Mr. Cody but I have read it and looked at it. What processes are now in place to ensure that does not happen or that if it does happen it is reasonable?

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)

Catherine Connolly: They have all been implemented.

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)

Catherine Connolly: Let me relate that to this. With the new system in place, it would not happen that we would jump from October 2012 to June 2014 without somebody checking back.

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)

Catherine Connolly: That type of gap and approach is not happening now.

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)

Catherine Connolly: I understand that, given the complexity. I want to see a process that looks at that complexity and does not see gaps. I was tempted to start by asking if there is anything we should know, given the occurrence of printer gate. I am being smart, but are there any issues with storage or anything?

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)

Catherine Connolly: Not at the moment.

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)

Catherine Connolly: On that matter, the process is now in place, Revenue has looked at that and Mr. Cody would not expect there would ever be a gap again because there were gaps in the documentation on Revenue's interaction with the agent. Although Revenue had told the Comptroller and Auditor General that conversations were had, there was no documentation.

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)

Catherine Connolly: I will stop Mr. Cody there. I heard what he told me and I accept it. That leads into the recommendations as well because that was a case of self-disclosure. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General brought the concern to Revenue's attention in case B.

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)

Catherine Connolly: It leads into one of the conclusions where the analysis of companies or people bringing concerns, doubts or worries to the attention of Revenue and Revenue doing a risk analysis. There were two recommendations. One recommendation was to break that down. Is Revenue doing that?