Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays in supplying P21 statements to families seeking such forms for education grant application purposes; and his plans to address the problem. [42131/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they are not aware of any delays in the supplying of P21 balancing statements where the applicant has supplied all the necessary information for it to be issued. I am further advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the instructions they issue to their staff for dealing with these types of requests include an explicit reference to the effect that "Revenue Districts should ensure that requests from grant applicants for P21s or Notices of Assessment should be dealt with as quickly as possible to enable parents with limited means to have greater certainty as to eligibility under these schemes."

Over the last couple of years the Revenue Commissioners have liaised with the Department of Education and Science, the Local Authorities and the VECs to provide information and to encourage grant applicants to request their P21 via the dedicated on-line facility for PAYE taxpayers, — PAYE Anytime — which is accessible via the Revenue website www.revenue.ie. Using the online facility results in a quicker turnaround time for P21 applications. There has been a good take-up of this facility over the last year and Revenue will continue to advise customers about this quick and easy option.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the records of an application for a P21 by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person's Income Tax Return for the year 2007 was received on 30 September 2008. As the return was not complete a request for additional information was issued on 20 October 2008. A corrected return was received by Revenue on 30 October 2008. A Notice of Assessment for 2007 will issue to the person next week. (As the person is registered for income tax the appropriate statement is a Notice of Assessment rather than a P21). All returns received by Revenue where a taxpayer has indicated that a Notice of Assessment is required urgently are processed on receipt, where possible. In this case the person did not notify Revenue of the urgency of the matter.