Major effort vital to bring cheats to heel

THE public's concern that consequences will follow upon the Ansbacher revelations, would be assuaged if there were a serious strengthening of Revenue Commissioners personnel to bring about results.

Currently, there are just eight inspectors of the Revenue Commissioners to investigate those deemed to have flouted the country’s tax laws and evaded them with considerable benefit to themselves.

They are augmented by a back-up staff of 22, as well as some input from the 37 staff at the disposal of the Director of Corporate Enforcement.