Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Public Accounts Committee
Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report
12:40 pm
Seán 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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