951 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that when her Department was responsible for organising the State examinations, that is prior to March 2003 when the State Examination Commission was established, that for some years, the payment of VAT by her Department and subsequently by the State Examinations Commission in respect of the paper printing contracts, were not made to the Revenue Commissioners in the respective year in question, and when they were paid eventually, the payments were late, and only paid when highlighted by outside bodies; and if she accepts that the failure to pay VAT by any public body on work commissioned outside the State represents a fundamental unfairness to those businesses in this State who have to charge VAT at source; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15289/10]

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951 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that when her Department was responsible for organising the State examinations, that is prior to March 2003 when the State Examination Commission was established, that for some years, the payment of VAT by her Department and subsequently by the State Examinations Commission in respect of the paper printing contracts, were not made to the Revenue Commissioners in the respective year in question, and when they were paid eventually, the payments were late, and only paid when highlighted by outside bodies; and if she accepts that the failure to pay VAT by any public body on work commissioned outside the State represents a fundamental unfairness to those businesses in this State who have to charge VAT at source; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15289/10]

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