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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Were farmers never allowed expenditure in terms of the VAT 58 scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I have listened to farmers argue about this. They say that the expectation regarding the cost of this was that the VAT would not be a burden on them. You describe the modernisation of farm buildings, machinery and methods of farming. I could take you to farms in north Kilkenny where they are way behind the curve in relation to this. They are disappointed that they are not going to benefit...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Is this an issue that the Revenue Commissioners would have seen bubbling up in the background? How did it emerge as an issue for so many farmers? How did the Revenue Commissioners advise the accountants and consultants to farmers? Was there an information pack for them to tell them that this was how it was being dealt with? What was the definition of "new construction" against what was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Is the Revenue not as liberal now as it used to be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: The Revenue is only engaging now and issuing guidelines now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Deputy Durkan, I apologise for the delay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Is it a new item?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I thank the Senator. Deputy Doherty is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I remind the Deputy of his time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: To the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I have a couple of questions but I am conscious we have not offered a break to Mr. Cody and his team. We are meant to do that. Does he wish to go on for ten minutes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Okay, that is grand. People say that conversations around tax are not interesting but I must say that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Well, Mr. Cody can just tell me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: We will go through this quickly. In the context of the public offices of the Revenue, these are not all manned now, are they? In Kilkenny, I know they are not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Is that number widely available?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I often get asked about this by people who want the information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: I am surprised Mr. Cody did not put Kilkenny in there. I am surprised at that decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024)
John McGuinness: Oh no.