Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Public Accounts Committee

Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report

12:10 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I did not invite Ms Feehily to make a commentary based on personality. I simply asked her to establish the professional bona fides of this individual who, as she has said, was helpful in the investigations carried out.

I am surprised at her surprise, in respect of this dossier. As the Cathaoirleach has pointed out, Revenue should have it in its possession because that ask was made of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton. I think Revenue wrote to him on 19 November, if I am not mistaken.

Nonetheless the person concerned is critical of Revenue and critical of the depth of investigation or lack of investigation. Without making a judgment as to whether those assertions are right or wrong, does Ms Feehily agree with me that those are very serious allegations of grave concern given that they come from a person with the bona fides that she has described?

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