Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims for repayment of tax since 1 January 2005 that have been rejected due to the fact that they were outside the four year time limit; the amount of money involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19987/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that statistics are not readily available which would enable the information requested by the Deputy to be provided.

While it might be possible for Revenue to extract the data from their computer systems, this would require the writing of suitable programmes which would impinge on the timeframe for other developments designed to streamline and simplify the tax administration system. The Revenue Commissioners believe this would be disproportionate. Revenue do believe however that the number of claims rejected because of the four year limit would not be significant having regard to the volume of claims received and accepted annually.