John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has a serious illness and had a lien registered by the Revenue Commissioners against his property in 2008, and this year without any communication to the person they instructed the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to divert all payments to them. [34228/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. I am advised by Revenue that the person in question has a significant tax debt with Revenue over a long period, including monies collected in a fiduciary capacity from employees and from businesses. There was no satisfactory engagement with Revenue in relation to this debt and this led to Revenue securing a judgment in the Courts, which was then registered as a mortgage on the property of the person concerned.

Additional to this Revenue placed an Attachment Order on debts owed to the person concerned by a third party – the possibility of such action in the event of the debt remaining unpaid was clearly signalled by Revenue in its communication with the person concerned. This attachment was subsequently revoked by Revenue on 8 November 2011.

I am advised by Revenue that it is reviewing the overall position on the debt owed by the person concerned having regard, inter alia, to his health position. Revenue will be in contact with the person concerned very shortly when that review is concluded.