Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion
Ms Sabha Greene:
It is not. As it stands, the ODCE has a limited ability to impose administrative sanctions on the director of a company found culpable of an audit offence. It does not have such powers outside those circumstances. It is more focused on prosecution through the courts. The question of administrative sanctions involves broader constitutional implications for the wider criminal justice system. It is being looked at more broadly.