Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58457/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department has not made a tax settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years.

The Department made an unprompted voluntary disclosure to Revenue in 2025 regarding an underpayment of benefit-in-kind (BIK) charge for taxi journeys. Taxi journeys are required for a small cohort of staff for operational and health and safety reasons relating to the opening and closing of buildings outside of core hours.

A Revenue measure was implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic that ceased the requirement to pay BIK on these taxi journeys. However, when this Revenue exemption expired, the Department did not reinstate the practice. The Department made a payment of €32,809 to Revenue which included interest on late payment of €4,191 and reinstated the practice in 2025. All subsequent filings and tax payments are up to date.

There are no bodies under the aegis of the Department.