Corporate Tax Compliance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2014

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Questions (139)

John Halligan

Question:

139. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax a company (details supplied) in County Waterford has paid to the State in the past five years; the percentage of its overall profit this represents; if he will provide a full year-by-year breakdown; his views on whether corporation tax has been paid at the correct level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28273/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

The tax affairs of a particular company are a matter for the Revenue Commissioners and the company concerned. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that their obligation to observe confidentiality in relation to the tax affairs of individual taxpayers or companies (under section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997) precludes them from providing the information requested by the Deputy.