Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage

Photo of Joe FlahertyJoe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I commend my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, on the manner and speed with which he has brought forward this Bill. It is important legislation. White-collar crime is a menace to society and has major consequences for the economy, nationally and internationally. This Bill is a defining moment in Ireland’s approach to addressing economic and white-collar crime. I am delighted to hear the Minister of State’s commitment that we will have this legislation on the Statute Book in January 2022. I thank my colleagues on the committee, and particularly Deputy O’Reilly, for submitting their amendments to the legislation. We can possibly look again at some of them on Report Stage. I congratulate the Minister of State.

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