Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 November 2012
121. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigations that the Director of Corporate Enforcement has filed for alleged criminal offences committed under any of the Companies Acts between 2000 and 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53214/12]
View answerPursuant to the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 the Director of Corporate Enforcement is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) was established in 2001 and details of investigations undertaken by the Director for the period from 2001 to 2011 are contained in the Annual Reports of the ODCE. These Reports have been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and are also available on the website of the ODCE at www.odce.ie.
Pursuant to the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001, the Director will be required to submit his Annual Report for 2012 to me not later than three months after the end of the year.
