Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that will be introduced to tackle white collar crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38165/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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While my Department has responsibility for legislation addressing some aspects of white collar crime including fraud and corruption, other aspects, such as insider trading and Companies Acts offences, fall within the responsibility of other Government Departments. In fact, the Deputy may wish to note that officials from my Department are working closely with officials from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Finance in reviewing the approach to tackling white collar crime and a substantial amount of work, including the enacting of legislation, has already been done in this respect over the last number of years.

The breadth and diversity of the issues connected with this form of crime are such that no one Department or no one piece of legislation could effectively address all of them and, therefore, legislation in this area is continuously under review and development. In this regard, there are a number of legislative developments of particular relevance.

A package of measures which will include specific legislative proposals is currently being worked upon. I would anticipate that an announcement on this package will be made in due course.