Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The other matter I want to refer to is the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the Chief State Solicitor's Office. In light of the number of different cases I have read about, does the Taoiseach believe those offices are appropriately funded in the context of the number of cases they have and given the most recent decision not to prosecute in the Grace case? Is that the end of it? Is there a learning from that as to how the case was brought forward, or from the information or evidence? What causes something like that not to proceed given the huge context of Grace and the 47 other people? The Taoiseach will also be aware of the Shane O'Farrell case. Lucia O'Farrell had a lot of criticism of how that family was treated. In learning from that, what sort of reforms does the Taoiseach believe might be necessary in those offices?

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