Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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302. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the reason for the substantial increase in average duration of tax avoidance cases in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9266/25]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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303. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, the number of tax avoidance cases that reach four years in duration since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9267/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together.

I am advised by Revenue that, as set out in the response to Parliamentary Questions No 66 and 67 of 19 February 2025, there are a number of factors that can impact on the duration of Revenue interventions, including the size and complexity of the case and whether there is agreement on the final liabilities, or if the case is subject to appeal to the Tax Appeals Commission and subsequently appealed further to the Courts. The duration of cases subject to Appeal are outside the control of Revenue officers as the cases are worked through the legal system.

As set out in the previous responses, the data available is limited due to a system changeover. As such, the data provided does not include cases opened before 2020. However, the table sets out the number of open tax avoidance cases at the end of each year and the subset of those that reached four years in duration since 2022: