Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

There may be explanations for this but there is a great deal of public money involved. It is a major project and the Minister should come into the House and make a statement.

The Minister for Finance promised he would introduce legislation and regulations to crack down on crony capitalism. The Labour Party also published a range of proposals on corporate governance and whistle blowing. I read in an article in The Irish Times that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has also expressed strong views on the need for legislation to crack down on white collar crime. He said that he has insisted upon the establishment of a Cabinet sub-committee to consider all aspects of fraud and white collar criminality. I have looked through the reply the Taoiseach gave me on 29 September in response to a question I asked about what Cabinet subcommittees were in existence and I do not see any sub-committee on fraud and white collar crime. Is there a Cabinet sub-committee on white collar crime and fraud or will such a sub-committee be set up and when?

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