Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
577. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of alleged historical child sexual abuse that the DPP did not prosecute, by year, for the past three years and present, in tabular form. [27434/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will appreciate, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is an independent law officer under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended) and I have no role in relation to the work of the Office of the DPP.
As such I am unable to comment on the number of files received by the DPP or on decisions in relation to prosecutions brought by that office.
I would advise the Deputy to direct any questions in relation to the work of the Office of the DPP directly to that office.
