Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Public Accounts Committee

Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report

12:40 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Am I correct in saying that if one uncovers something and it relates to a case more than ten years ago, while one might not have a power to prosecute, the Revenue has the power to make an attachment order or to send in the sheriff to collect the money and ultimately, the matter can be addressed through the estate of the person in the same way as the Department of Social Protection? While the Revenue might not be able to get a criminal prosecution, it can still collect taxpayers' money by means of the methods I outlined. The ten-year rule does not apply to those measures.

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