asked the Minister for Finance whether the Report of the Revenue Commissioners for the year 1923-24 is to be presented to the Oireachtas, and, if so, if he can state when it will be laid on the Table.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - REPORT OF REVENUE COMMISSIONERS.
The report of the Revenue Commissioners for the year 1923-24 is being prepared, but it is not possible to state precisely when it will be ready for presentation to the Oireachtas. It is hoped, however, that it will be ready by August.
Is there any possibility of getting this return before the Budget, because, until we have it, it is very hard to know our precise financial situation and how much of the money collected for income tax is revenue and how much arrears?
I shall not have any possibility of getting the latter information for fifteen months.
Will the Minister supply the information as to the aggregate amount collected or, alternatively, the aggregate assessments under the various separate schedules without subdivisions.
I dealt with this matter pretty fully the last evening the Dáil met, and I have nothing to add to what I then said. We cannot be expected, with our new machinery, to be fifteen months or, at any rate, a considerable period, earlier than the British Government with figures.
How is the Minister going to consider the question of remission?
Is the Minister going to consider the question of remission?
In view of the fact that these figures are available in Cork and nowhere else, will the Minister have them confirmed or otherwise?
I do not know what figures are available in Cork, but certainly they were not got from any official of my department.