Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 18 October 2006, if he will instruct the Hidden Economy Working Group to commence meetings immediately, rather than await the formal ratification of Towards 2016; his views on requesting a brief annual report from this working group that could contribute to the wider discussion of the black economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34739/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Revenue Commissioners currently chair the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group and they advise me that they intend convening the next meeting of the Group within the next few weeks rather than waiting for the formal ratification of Towards 2016. As the Deputy will be aware representatives from the proposed new Office of the Director for Employment Rights Compliance (ODERC) will join the Group.

Revenue also inform me that, having regard to the remit of the Group emerging from Towards 2016 and the changed membership, they would intend proposing at the next meeting that a review of the Group's Terms of Reference should be undertaken immediately. The matter of an annual report from the Group will be considered as part of that Review.