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

Ms Maria Browne:

I will answer that because my office deals with that work. I would say that is not an accurate representation of the position because these cases are dealt with in as speedy a timeframe as possible. As the process involves the State taking charge of property, it can be the case that the title may not be complete, rectification may need to be done and the constitution of the group that is applying may not be in order. Issues can arise during the case so that would obviously prolong it. In a standard-----

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