• Solidarity TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 11 October 2014 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Greyhound Industry, Animal Welfare, Health Services, Special Educational Needs

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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 22 - Taxation of Rental Income
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 18 - Administration of Carbon Tax Receipts
Chapter 19 - Collection Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
Chapter 20 - Ensuring Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 21 - Assessment and Collection of Plastic Bag Levy Liability (11 Dec 2025)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach. To start, I understand that Revenue operates on the basis of different divisions. There are five national operational divisions, which are effectively the ones pursuing tax compliance with different types of individual and companies. There are large corporates, high wealth and financial services, medium enterprise, business and personal divisions. Could Mr. Cody...”

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 22 - Taxation of Rental Income
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 18 - Administration of Carbon Tax Receipts
Chapter 19 - Collection Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
Chapter 20 - Ensuring Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 21 - Assessment and Collection of Plastic Bag Levy Liability (11 Dec 2025)

“Okay.”

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 22 - Taxation of Rental Income
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 18 - Administration of Carbon Tax Receipts
Chapter 19 - Collection Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
Chapter 20 - Ensuring Taxpayer Compliance
Chapter 21 - Assessment and Collection of Plastic Bag Levy Liability (11 Dec 2025)

“That is useful. That gets to what I am interested in there, which is the large corporates division. Large corporates make up heading towards 20% of our total tax revenue, I think, but they only make up 10% of the staff. Could Revenue do with more there?”

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• Has spoken in 214 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 844 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1358 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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