A judge has ordered the director of Cork cleaning company charged with making incorrect tax returns to “put his house in order”. Barry McDonald (61), McDonald Cleaning Services Ltd, Unit 9 Rockgrove Industrial Estate, Little Island, Co Cork, has been given two weeks to make some attempt to repay outstanding debts to the Revenue Commissioners.

McDonald pleaded guilty to sample charges on a 76-count indictment of making incorrect tax returns last March. Judge Patrick Moran adjourned sentencing at Cork Circuit Court yesterday, after it was established in court that no revenue payments have been made to date. The charges relate to incorrect VAT returns, VAT repayment claims and corporation tax returns and one was for failing to keep records.