Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised by a person (details supplied) who has an ongoing complaint with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, and wishes to view their documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37115/16]
View answerSection 790 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that no information, book or document relating to a company that has been obtained under any of sections 778 to 780, 783 or 787 of the Companies Act 2014 shall be published or disclosed unless (a) the company in question consents to the publication or disclosure, (b) the publication or disclosure is, in the opinion of the Director of the Office of Corporate Enforcement, required under any of section 791 (a) to (n) of the Companies Act 2014, or (c) the publication or disclosure is made to a competent authority specified in section 792 of the Companies Act 2014.
While disclosure can be made to me as one of the competent authorities listed under section 792, I am prohibited by section 790 from publication or disclosure of such documents. Given this prohibition, I cannot provide the documents which the person concerned wishes to view.
