Agencies defend investigations of evasion claims

State agencies and authorities have defended how they investigated whistleblower claims of tax evasion amid calls for a fresh inquiry into how they handled allegations against former politicians.

Pressure is mounting for a new inquiry to be launched into how gardaí, Revenue, and others investigated claims that politicians were evading tax through offshore bank accounts.

State bodies were accused yesterday of neglecting to probe the 763-page Ansbacher dossier of allegations made by Department of Jobs whistleblower Gerard Ryan.