Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor

10:00 am

Mr. Barry Donoghue:

In fatal cases, that has been our practice. That has been since 2008. The victims directive comes into force on Monday and as far as we are aware it is prospective in the sense that it applies to future cases.