Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Insurance Fraud: Discussion

Mr. Pat Lordan:

It is covered well under the legislation in place. There is not a specific offence for all the different types of crimes that exist under financial crime. Otherwise, given the way criminals think, we would have to add a new type of crime every couple of weeks. For example, romance fraud, which is quite new on the spectrum of crimes, is not a stand-alone offence. In most cases, the person will be charged under the theft and fraud offences.

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