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Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: Does Revenue have teams on the ground in those instances? Obviously estates are easy to target and so forth. Is Revenue deploying teams to look at this in rural areas?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: Can Mr. Cody provide a quick comment on the appropriation accounts for 2015 and the payroll overpayments? A total of €1.1 million is involved or 827 cases. Of this, Revenue has recovery plans in place for 279 cases totalling €432,000. Can Mr. Cody comment on how they occur and on recouping the remainder?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: It is still significant at over €1 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: To move onto the bigger picture and the issues Mr. Cody touched on in respect of the audit gap, the statistics in the random audits are consistent over the past number of years. Roughly one third, and for the past few years it has been as high as 40%, of those audited have been found to have underpaid their tax and owe on average of €18,500 in unpaid tax. In terms of the audit gap,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: In terms of the costs of the audit versus the pursuance of the-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: I mentioned compliance and the fact that there is a steady figure of approximately one third of underpayments by individuals and businesses. As Mr. Cody has stated, these are mostly small businesses which would, according to the figures, owe an average of €18,000 and, in many cases, it is less than €2,000. I am sure these people would be interested in hearing about compliance...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Cody is saying the onus is on the Revenue Commissioners to get that figure. His opening remarks in response to me were very definitive.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Cody was very definitive in saying that Irish tax law was complied with.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: He also indicated as a representative of the tax collecting body of the State that there was not an evasion of tax. On that basis, is it a red herring from the Commission that there is a pot of money due to the people of the State? It is being used in a political context as a pot of money that could be used for expenditure on a range of items. As the tax collecting body of the State, the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: From Mr. Cody's perspective, has this been a damaging period for us as a country, for the Revenue Commissioners and people's interpretation of our tax code, when we consider that outside commentators have looked at and analysed us?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: There is a portion dealing with fuel laundering, which is a very big issue in the north east and my neighbouring county of Louth. The Comptroller and Auditor General report and the Revenue Commissioners have indicated there were clean-up costs of nearly €7 million. I know the strain this puts on the State and local authorities. At one stage, there were 539 cases in Louth and 459...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 12 - Tackling Fuel Laundering
Chapter 15 - Taxpayer Compliance
2015 Revenue Accounts (13 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: What will they move into next?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: 69. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed regional hospital for counties Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan which was to be constructed in Navan, County Meath; and when construction is likely to commence. [30492/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: 75. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment of a new general manager at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, with the stated job remit to downgrade the hospital from a model three to a model two hospital and close the 24/7 accident and emergency unit. [30491/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Broadband Scheme (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: 377. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made by the local and regional broadband taskforces and rural digital strategies she advised would be established to aid and accelerate the broadband network build in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30406/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. My colleague when questioning the Minister for Finance made reference to no smoke without fire, which generated plenty of chuckles. However, during these hearings, there has been plenty of stoking of the coals. Every so often, little sparks emanate and we get nuggets of information but it is taking plenty of stoking to get them. One of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: In terms of the question-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: That is interesting because he had a number of people from the Department of Finance here with him on that day as well. The second secretary was with him who is coming back in before us. They say they have regular contact. Did they convey anything to Mr. Soffe? Some might say it is not political pressure because it comes from the officials. What is interesting is that, on the day, I...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Shane Cassells: I suppose that is the chairman dealing with the minuted or non-minuted accounts of meetings and so forth. In terms of personal interaction and meeting the Minister in any other kind of context, was there ever a conversation between members of the board and the Minister or any of the senior officials about expeditiously moving this on?