Vol. 428 No. 5
92 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the steps, if any, which are being taken to investigate claims that a person (details supplied) was involved in a compensation claims racket, in which claims were being falsified to seek damages in court actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
It is not the practice for the Minister for Justice to give detailed information to the House about individual Garda investigations except in singular instances where the circumstances of an investigation are so exceptional that such a course is deemed to be appropriate.
All I propose to say in this case is that I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the matter was the subject of a Garda investigation and a file on the matter has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for directions.
