Mr. Brian McHugh:

That is why we speak to agencies about our role and the facilities we have available for people to approach us, whether directly or confidentially. We have cartel lines and the WhistleB platform programme for people to approach us. We speak to other agencies about those avenues. If a person approaches one of a variety of agencies with that type of allegation, supported by evidence, the agency will recognise its urgency and significance and be able to point to the CCPC as the body that has that role and does that job. The alternative is to put in place criminal investigation teams in lots of different agencies. It is a specific role. To bring a file to the DPP to the level of criminal standard that is needed requires a specific set of skills. One needs to build a team that is experienced in doing it. It would not be efficient to have different teams across the State to do that because they may only do one case every few years.