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- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda district in each Garda division at the end of April 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form. [22296/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Revenue Commissioners before the committee. I did not get an opportunity to congratulate them on their annual report. It was the centenary report and that is the reason it deserves to be recognised. The Revenue Commissioners are probably one of the few large institutions in Ireland which has not incurred any significant reputational damage since it was established....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: The risk, if a scheme like this had not been introduced, would have been the development of a general feeling among taxpayers of being in a pandemic and the last thing to worry about is paying back taxes. Does Mr. Cody have any worries about its effectiveness if it was to be used again in the future? I presume he would hesitate to recommend debt warehousing every time we get to a bump in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: During the last economic emergency, a phased scheme for payments was introduced. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: So Mr. Cody agrees it could be used in a future pandemic but is not prepared-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: It is something that should be used infrequently to deal with emergencies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Another issue Mr. Cody raised in his statement was corporation tax payments and receipts, which are pretty extraordinary in terms of how successful they have been for this country. We took in €23.8 billion last year. Often the Minister for Finance and other politicians refer to the windfall nature of these taxes. According to Mr. Cody's assessment, how reliable will this source of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Acheson may want to come in. When looking at the €23.8 billion, €20 billion of it comes from what are referred to as foreign-owned multinationals. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Are they all large corporates? Does the fact that they are foreign not necessarily mean they are large or are they all definitely large corporates?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: That does not take into account the amount of employment taxes paid by those large corporates, particularly the foreign-owned multinationals. Is there any assessment as to how much employment tax they are paying at present? I saw in one the reports that the combined employment taxes paid by large corporates was €28.9 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is much default seen in the area of corporation tax? What is the obedience and compliance like in that sphere?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, I wish to ask Mr. Cody about a separate but equally important issue. As he will be aware, there is a concern on the part of farmers in Ireland about the extent to which they are entitled to qualify for a VAT 58 refund in respect of certain farm machinery. Is that an issue on which the Revenue Commissioners have been engaging with farmers or do they view it as that is provided for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: The legislation or the statutory instrument?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is Mr. Cody saying that because of the VAT directive and how it is transposed into Irish law, it will not be possible to amend the statutory instrument to permit farmers to obtain VAT 58 refunds as we are discussing here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously Mr. Ó Luain cannot speak for all language students, but I presume a significant majority of them have to work. Is that Mr. Ó Luain's assessment of the people they represent?