Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The collapse of the longest running criminal trial in history, involving charges against the former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, represents a damning indictment of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. Today, as chair of the Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I have written to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement asking that he appear before the committee to address his functioning in light of the collapse of the trial of Mr. FitzPatrick. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, admitted this week to very serious failures in its investigation into the actions of Mr. FitzPatrick. We need to hear before committee as a matter of urgency an account of the events that led to the collapse of the case, and to brief us on the ODCE's operation in light of the case. The judge condemned the ODCE's investigation for its inappropriately biased and partisan approach. My colleague, Deputy Collins, spoke about following through. The follow through will be started in committee.

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