Criminal Prosecutions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2012

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Questions (279)

Kevin Humphreys

Question:

309 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of criminal cases on an annual basis that have been brought forward to the courts by the Office of Corporate Enforcement whether with or without the gardaí, since it was established in 2001; if he will indicate on an annual basis the number of the cases that have resulted in convictions; the broad reason for each; the length of time the current director has been in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9415/12]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton)

The Director of Corporate Enforcement is independent in carrying out his statutory functions and is subject to strict confidentiality conditions in relation to those functions. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement publishes an Annual Report in relation to the work of the Office including statistics on the number of civil and criminal enforcement cases brought forward by the Director. Those Reports are available at www.odce.ie. The current Director has been in place since the establishment of the Office on 28 November 2001.