Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the Garda investigation regarding activities in a financial institution (details supplied); when he expects a file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecution in view of his comments in a newspaper interview that his attention had been drawn to the fact that the public were demanding arrests and would not support the National Assets Management Agency otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40160/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that following receipt of a complaint from the Financial Regulator an investigation was commenced by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. The investigation is ongoing and involves a number of financial institutions.

The investigation is particularly complex, involving a vast amount of documentation and a large number of witnesses. I am informed that it is being progressed as expeditiously as possible with a view to submitting an investigation file to the Law Officers. Liaison is being maintained with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement.