Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

——seeking additional legislation to strengthen his powers. The response from the Department, according to the report, is that it will be several months before it responds to the request. Given the urgency of the matters the Director of Corporate Enforcement is investigating, I expected a more urgent response to this request than to say it will take a number of months to examine it. Will Mr. Appleby's request for additional powers, particularly relating to issues to do with evidence, be addressed urgently by the Government? Will appropriate legislation be brought forward?

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