Charles Ward (Donegal, 100% Redress Party)
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158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he last met the CEO of the Corporate Enforcement Authority; when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO of Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53691/25]

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have met with the Sole Member and Chairperson of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), Ian Drennan, on multiple occasions since assuming the role of Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, AI and Digital Transformation.

I have visited the offices of the Corporate Enforcement Authority on two occasions ( 26 February and 24 June 2025) where I met with the Sole Member and Chairperson of the Corporate Enforcement Authority and the staff.

I have also met with the Sole Member and Chairperson of the Corporate Enforcement Authority in his capacity as Chair of the Enforcement Committee of the Company Law Review Group when I met with the Chair of the Company Law Review Group and the Chairs of the different committees of the Company Law Review Group on 23 September 2025.

My colleague Minister Burke has also met with the Sole Member and Chairperson of the Corporate Enforcement Authority on 06 March 2025.

Additionally, my officials have an ongoing dialogue with the Corporate Enforcement Authority and its Sole Member and Chairperson, and meet on a quarterly basis for liaison meetings. The engagement is based on a common understanding of the objectives of the State body and the actions through which it seeks to achieve those objectives as set out under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.