Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2026
668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost to the State of enforcing and prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 public health regulations, including legal and administrative costs. [45303/26]
View answerThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is wholly independent under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974. As the Office of the DPP is not a body under my remit I have no role in the operations, functions, oversight or governance of the Office of the Director. As such I am unable to provide any information on the cost of prosecuting breaches of Covid-19 health regulations on their behalf.
The Deputy may wish to note that members of the Houses of the Oireachtas may contact the Office of the DPP for information through media.liaison@dppireland.ie.
In respect of investigations and enforcement, due to the nature of the investigative process, it is not possible to provide budget allocations or costs arising. In fulfilling their duties Garda personnel may be assigned to several investigations in response to operational requirements. As such it is not possible to provide costs or resources associated with specific investigations, along the lines sought by the Deputy.
