John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will accept an instalment offer of arrears of tax from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [18231/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. The Deputy will be aware from previous representations in this matter that the tax debt in question arose from invalid repayment claims submitted by the person concerned. Revenue views this very seriously and given the circumstances giving rise to the debt and notwithstanding the personal circumstances of the person concerned, there will have to be a significant payment towards the debt and Revenue will have to be assured that any balance, with interest, will be paid in full over a reasonable timescale. I am advised by Revenue that in that context therefore, the offer recently made to them is entirely unacceptable.