Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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May I add to what Deputy Deasy said? What he described is the factual position and the record should be corrected as this committee has not exhausted all mechanisms for dealing with the dossier which came before it. It was incorrect to seek to put on record that this had been the case. In having representatives of the Revenue Commissioners before us today, we will have the opportunity to explore the issue further. It is clear from the statement of the Accounting Officer from the Revenue Commissioners that she is quite happy to discuss aspects of the dossier which came before us in the context of the work she has done relating to tax evasion. It was agreed that we would reconsider the issue after this meeting with representatives of the Revenue Commissioners. It is totally untrue to say we had come to the end of the road and we could not proceed. We had acted within the context of the legal advice received. It was not a matter that had been dealt with and it was still in progress, and it is important to recognise that fact.