Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
307. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a person (details supplied); and the steps that are being taken to address them emanating from the trial of a person (details supplied). [53693/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI intend to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by Judge Aylmer and the steps that are being taken to address them as soon as possible.
It is important to understand what factors led to such mistakes being made and to take appropriate steps to address these shortcomings and ensure that they are never repeated.
These steps include ongoing reform within the ODCE and the establishment, as announced by Government in November, of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement as a new independent company law enforcement agency, to provide greater autonomy to the agency and ensure it is better equipped to investigate increasingly complex breaches of company law.
Work on the drafting of the necessary General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to this decision has commenced. It is expected that the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to this decision will be published by Q2 2018, with final publication of the Bill by Q4 2018.
