Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will let the Revenue Commissioners investigate, if there is a way to do so. One of the central points in my reply to the Deputy's question is that if there is no fraud or if there is no intention of fraud, it is outside the legal powers of the Revenue Commissioners. They pursue fraud and criminal offences. If there is no evidence of a criminal offence and if it looks as if there was contamination of a petrol supply by the addition of diesel, where there is no obvious profit motive, that is a different issue and it is not for Revenue-----

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