Ivor Callely
Ceist:132 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if a tax clearance certificate was provided for a company (details supplied) in Dublin 1 for each year since it was established. [5347/99]
Written Answers. - Tax Clearance Certificates.
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 was asking on behalf of the taxpayer. In this instance it is not clear that the Deputy is asking the question with the consent of the company concerned. In the 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.