99 Mr. V. Brady asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in completing the fraud investigation into a company (details supplied); and when it will be completed.

It is not the practice for the Minister for Justice to make statements to the House about the progress of individual Garda investigations except in singular instances where the circumstances of an investigation are so exceptional that such a course is deemed to be appropriate.

All I propose to say in this case is that I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the matter is the subject of a Garda investigation which will be concluded as soon as possible.