“If some of them were seen, people would say they were absolutely outrageous.” This is how Niall Cody, the chair of the Revenue Commissioners, replied to a question from Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy on enforcement cases taken by the agency during a recent Committee of Public Accounts hearing on January 25, 2024. He was referring to “egregious abuse” of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) introduced to support businesses impacted during pandemic times. Although low in numbers in terms of the overall uptake of the scheme, “the reality”, Cody said, “is that some people took advantage of it”. But…

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