I welcome the publication of the first annual report of the ODCE. It is confirmation that the important work of this office in ensuring compliance with company law is well under way.
The establishment of this office is a major step in enhancing Ireland's reputation as a good place to do business and as a place that operates to the highest possible international standards of corporate governance. The material contained in its annual report for 2001 covers the activity of the director and his staff while the office was in an interim form and in the post establishment period between 28 November and 31 December 2001.