Vol. 506 No. 5
130 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance if a registration number will be released for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo to enable him to apply for his new house grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/99]
It is established practice that a Minister for Finance does not answer a parliamentary question about the tax affairs of an individual or company, other than when the Deputy asking the question is asking about the tax affairs of a taxpayer on behalf of that taxpayer. In this instance it would appear that the Deputy is not asking the question with the consent of the builder-company concerned. In these circumstances, therefore, I regret that I must accept the advice of the Revenue Commissioners that the information sought should not be divulged on grounds of confidentiality.
