Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2016
163. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received correspondence in March 2012 regarding allegations of serious fraud in an organisation (details supplied); and the action that was taken by his Department to investigate these allegations following receipt of this correspondence. [7407/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department received correspondence in 2012 in which allegations were made against the named organisation. I asked officials in the Investigations Unit of my Department to examine the situation and meet with the person who submitted the correspondence.
Following their meeting, the investigating officers concluded that there was no evidence available to warrant an investigation under my Department’s legislation but advised the person alleging the offences that a number of allegations appear, of their nature, to involve matters for consideration by the Garda Síochána. My understanding is that the Garda Síochána were subsequently contacted.
