Written answers

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Garda Investigations

10:00 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1032: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the investigation into Anglo Irish Bank, which is now in its third year. [19205/12]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation into Anglo Irish Bank is ongoing by An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) with a full investigation team employed at the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation continuing to conduct necessary follow up enquiries in respect of both investigations, as well as investigations into separate complaints received regarding other alleged malpractices at Anglo Irish Bank.

The Garda authorities have indicated that to date two investigation files were submitted by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation to the Law Officers in December 2010. A supplementary file was submitted in May 2011 and a further investigation file was forwarded in October 2011. The files remain under consideration by the Director of Public Prosecutions, and directions are awaited. Following further developments additional information was submitted to the Law Officers, with a further supplementary investigation file submitted in April 2012 to allow matters to be considered further.

On taking office, this Government gave priority to satisfying itself that the necessary resources, both personnel and legal, were available to the investigation. Within eight weeks of taking up office, I moved urgently to introduce new legislation which was enacted on 2 August 2011 as the Criminal Justice Act 2011.

I am being briefed on an ongoing basis on the progress of the investigations and am assured that this investigation remains an absolute priority for An Garda Síochána.

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