Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

At present there are no plans to do so. A considerable number of persons are instructed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute offences. The DPP is rightly independent in the function he performs in selecting those to process prosecutions. I would expect that the DPP in doing so does pay regard to the expertise of those who are asked to process prosecutions on his behalf.

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