Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question is on the corporate enforcement agency, the authority that will be set up. I believe it will be a crucial tool in the fight against white-collar crime. I ask for an update on the number of staff who have been hired to date and on the scheduled commencement of the authority. Can we have an update on that? As chair of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I appreciate I got a letter from the Tánaiste telling me the Garda has committed a staffing allocation for the new authority, increasing from seven to 16. The Minister might give us a timeframe for when the Department's recruitment drive will be completed and when the authority will be operating.

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