Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
9:00 am
Mr. Barry Donoghue:
We were looking at the implication of data protection for our side in dealing with law enforcement, and the number of agencies that can prosecute under legislation and subsidiary legislation is quite large. Many summary offences can be prosecuted by a number of agencies. I do not know the precise number but I would say it is quite large. Any case in the District Court can be taken by a Minister or an agency entitled to prosecute.
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