Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of industrial and provident societies registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies which have not complied with the statutory obligations with regard to filing annual returns; the number of the societies that have failed to make annual returns consecutively for the past three, four and five years; the number of societies that have had their registration cancelled during the past five years for failing to meet their statutory obligations in respect of annual returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28605/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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As advised the Deputy on 27 September, the annual report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies for 2009 (published on the websites of my Department and the Companies Registration Office) indicates that a total of 1,045 Industrial and Provident Societies on the register, and annual returns in respect of these societies are outstanding in 248 cases. The numbers of societies that have failed to submit annual returns consecutively for the past three, four and five years are 160, 125, and 93 respectively. The last year in which Industrial and Provident societies were cancelled for failing to submit annual returns to the Registrar was 2006, when 28 such societies were so cancelled. I previously advised the Deputy on 27 and 28 September that I am informed by the Registrar that further enforcement action is now under consideration by the Registry, to follow its targeted enforcement campaigns in 2010 and 2011 in relation to Friendly Societies and Trade Unions.