Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I understand what the Chairman is saying. I do not agree with it but understand it. In the summary of prosecutions in respect of compliance, it states that 1,083 convictions were secured for 2011, amounting to small amounts of fines for non-filing of income tax, corporation tax and relevant contracts and tax returns. When one contrasts that with Ansbacher, it very much looks as though Revenue picks soft targets. Not filing tax returns is hardly on the same scale as tax evasion on that massive scale.