Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2018
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of commencing a specific unit within the National Economic Crime Bureau for tackling insurance fraud; if he has received the costed proposal from an organisation (details supplied); the estimated cost if the proposed unit was funded entirely by the State rather than industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37299/18]
View answerI am advised that An Garda Síochána has undertaken preliminary scoping work in relation to a recommendation of the Cost of Insurance Working Group that a specific unit within the National Economic Crime Bureau to tackle fraud should be funded by the industry. I understand that, at this stage, the Garda Commissioner has yet to form a view on the proposal. I would expect that an evaluation might include the costs of alternative options but to date no proposal or recommendation has been submitted to me as Minister.
