A coach operator from Shercock in Co Cavan denied lying to the High Court in an attempt to recoup nearly £200,000 in unpaid tax from the Revenue Commissioners.
Mr Seán Roe, who was being cross-examined by Mr Hugh Mohan, counsel for Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn TD, denied perjuring himself in evidence given yesterday and this morning on the 14th day of Ms Cooper-Flynn’s libel action against RTÉ.
Mr Mohan put it to Mr Roe during his cross-examination Ms Cooper-Flynn had never suggested he should ignore the 1993 tax amnesty and that instead he should invest the money in a Clerical Medical International offshore investment.
Mr Mohan: "Do you remember being told 'don’t give the 15 per cent away'?"
Mr Roe: "I don’t recall the exact figure of 15 per cent but I do recall being advised not to give it away."
Mr Mohan then asked Mr Roe to provide details of the dates and location of the meeting in which he received the advice. Mr Roe said he was unable to do so.
Mr Mohan: "I suggest to you that you perjured yourself at several points today and yesterday to get your money back."
Mr Roe: "I wouldn’t lie."
Ms Cooper-Flynn is suing RTÉ journalist Mr Charlie Bird and retired farmer Mr James Howard of Wheaton Hall in Drogheda in Co Louth.
She claims she was libelled in broadcasts on RTÉ between June 19th 1998 and July 1st 1998 and words used on the programme claimed she had instigated a scheme the object of which was the evasion of the lawful payment of tax.