Dr. Elaine Byrne:

There is a sense in Ireland of déjà vu, of here we go again or what would you expect. Much of this is due to the absence of consequences. More than 200 Ansbacher accounts were identified in the biggest incident of tax evasion in the history of the State but not one single prosecution for tax evasion. There have been no meaningful consequences from the tribunals of inquiry. When people see an absence of consequence, then that enables this culture of shrugging shoulders.