Mr. Niall Cody:

We have a comprehensive programme addressing risk across all taxes. It would probably be useful to discuss how we are structured. Revenue has a dedicated division to deal with large cases across the country. That division is responsible for compliance management and customer service in respect of 698 groups - the large multinationals, the companies that figure in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. The 698 groups comprise 6,500 companies. These are proactively managed by the large cases division. The division was established in 2003 in the Revenue restructuring process. How it manages large cases is regarded as best practice. As the Comptroller and Auditor General and our reports state, it is responsible for 80% of the corporate tax receipts paid by companies in Ireland. Dedicated teams are dealing with that. The challenge of ensuring compliance, the type of companies involved and the other complexities are part and parcel of the work that we do in managing risk.