The first two parts of the Deputy's question seem to relate to the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Beef Processing Industry. Detailed investigations were undertaken in a number of cases which were highlighted by that tribunal of inquiry. In one particular case, all plants of a company and its subsidiaries were visited by Revenue investigators and a settlement of £4 million approximately was reached; this covered liabilities in respect of untaxed payments to employees and all of this sum has been paid. All other marts and beef factories in the State, some 250 cases, were visited by Revenue auditors in 1994. Many of these cases would have been revisited on a number of occasions since then as part of normal district compliance and audit programmes.
Specific audit statistics are available in relation to the beef processing sector, as distinct from the meat processing sector generally, only for the years 1998 and 1999. The following table shows the results for audits where the yield was in excess of £10,000.