Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 November 2018
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the allowances claimed by the top five, 20, 50 and 100 companies, respectively in 2015 and 2016 with regard to the figures provided by him to the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach regarding annual claims for capital allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49975/18]
View answerFollowing further clarification in correspondence with the Deputy’s office, it is my understanding that the Deputy is seeking information in respect of capital allowances for intangible assets.
I am advised by Revenue that the available information on companies claiming the highest amounts of capital allowances in respect of intangible assets in 2015 and 2016 is contained in the table below. It is not possible to provide the full detail requested in respect of the top 5 highest claimant companies due to Revenue’s obligation to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information.
|
Capital Allowances Claimed - Intangible Assets |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Top 20 claimants |
€ 28.5 billion |
€ 35.2 billion |
|
Top 50 claimants |
€ 28.8 billion |
€ 35.6 billion |
|
Top 100 claimants |
€ 28.8 billion |
€ 35.7 billion |
