Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses

9:00 am

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

The witnesses have said organised crime elements are involved in this. Out of all the activities that make money through organised crime, a culprit's chances of going to prison are probably the lowest for this one. As has been said, serious criminals are involved in this. They would laugh out loud at suspended sentences like that.

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