The Taoiseach last night declined to comment on what the Labour Party described as astounding allegations of tax evasion by former minister Mr Pádraig Flynn, allegedly assisted by his daughter, sitting Fianna Fáil deputy Ms Beverley Cooper Flynn.
Labour's environment spokesman Mr Eamonn Gilmore last night demanded the Taoiseach respond to allegations he described as "among the most serious ever to have been made regarding any political figure in this country".
His demand followed a TV3 news report last night that the controversial £50,000 cheque given by developer Mr Tom Gilmartin to Mr Flynn in 1989 was lodged into a non-resident bank account in his and his wife's names, and half of this was later invested offshore.
The Flynns signed a declaration giving a false London address in order to avoid DIRT tax at a time when both were tax resident in Ireland, the report said.