Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
General Scheme of a Public Sector Standards Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 pm
Dr. Elaine Byrne:
It has worked in America because, as a consequence of bringing forward information, whistleblowers get between 10% and 20% of the overall fine and have been paid approximately $15 million in the past four or five years. This gives an idea of the amount of money that has been levied on financial institutions.
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