Willie O'Dea
Question:94 Mr. O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that (a) the Revenue Commissioners are now issuing attachment orders against dairy farmers for income tax due and this is causing terrible hardship in individual cases, (b) the Revenue Commissioners are adopting an intransigent attitude towards any proposals for instalment orders in such cases; and if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to look favourably at proposals for instalment orders in such cases in view of the current difficulties in the farming sector and in view of the illogical situation which will ensue if the Revenue Commissioners refuse to adopt such an attitude.