Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I thank the Minister for his response. Following these successes of the Revenue Commissioners, does he agree that the statement of the former Minister, Mr. McCreevy, that there were no pots of gold with regard to unpaid taxes, was untrue? There was always a special situation for particular people who were not subject to the same tax regime as the PAYE sector. I congratulate the Revenue Commissioners on pursuing the issue of unpaid taxes.

How many court orders or court cases have the Revenue Commissioners taken to gain access to financial information to help them pursue these cases? Are the Revenue Commissioners able to pursue the issue of credit card accounts held offshore that allow some individuals to pay for off-shore purchases? How many cases have raised issues relating to inheritance tax arising as a result of the pursuit of various tax avoidance or evasion schemes?

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