Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I hope this works out very well because there has been underprovision in the area but there is also the fact that white-collar crime has not been taken as seriously as other types of crime. Some of that is down to the fragmentation of organisations such as the ODCE. I hope its successor will be more successful, but it can only be successful if it is independent and has the resources to do the job. Obviously, the Minister of State is giving me an assurance based on the written confirmation from the Commissioner. We will see how that plays out. I still have concerns in that regard because of the fragmentation of how the State goes about corporate enforcement.

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