Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

As I said previously, I do not regard it as bureaucratic overload that people are obliged to report to both bodies. It is important that, while there is a good connection and communication on an ongoing basis between the Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners, the requirement is that a report be made to both, just in case. It is a double-lock, as it were, from the State's point of view to ensure we take care of the matter. If, for instance, we were to accept the amendment, it could possibly lead to a situation where at some future date an issue of wrongdoing would not be picked up properly. I would be reluctant to accept the amendment for that reason, although I do not say that is the Senator's intention.