MRS Brown's Boys creator Brendan O'Carroll has denied that three stars of his hit show, including his daughter, were involved in tax avoidance following revelations in the Paradise Papers.
The comedian said all three actors handled their incomes in a "completely legal" way.
It came after his daughter Fiona Delany, who plays Maria, her husband Martin Delany, who stars as Trevor, and Paddy Houlihan, who plays Dermot on the show, were revealed by BBC Panorama to have diverted £2 million into offshore accounts in Mauritius.
Mr Houlihan has also spoken publicly for the first time about the claims, saying his "conscience is clear and my taxes are up to date".
The documents allege that as part of the scheme, their money was transferred to Mauritius companies who deducted 12.5 per cent and then loaned the money back to the actors' accounts through a third party company.
But Mr O'Carroll, who is not involved in the tax scheme, claimed "every penny was paid" of tax by the stars.
"We also know that what Paddy, Fiona and Martin did with their income was completely legal," he told The Irish Daily Star.
He added: "They paid all their tax. Every penny was paid.
"The impression Panorama gave was that no tax was paid. Fiona paid something like €200,000 on tax last year."
Mr Houlihan also spoke out about the tax avoidance claims and said the "accusations made against me that I have seen are inaccurate".
He said he signed a contact with a company called Profid to provide his services to Mrs Brown's Boys Limited.
"This arrangement was not entered into for the purpose of avoiding tax but to provide me and my family a guaranteed income of an average of €10k every month, a guaranteed annual income of €120k," he said in an open letter.
"A lump sum would be spread out over a longer period providing a steady income of monthly self-employed income. This gave me and my family the security of a regular income which we had never had before.
"This was all taxable and was declared to revenue services."
He said "every payment I have ever received as an actor for performing" on Mrs Brown's Boys was "paid directly to me and all taxes were paid in full".
Mr Houlihan also said he did "not possess or control any bank accounts or funds outside of Ireland and the UK".
"My conscience is clear and my taxes are up to date," he added.
