The new authority due to replace the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) will be better resourced to tackle company law cases, the Department of Business has insisted.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys has rejected Opposition demands to publish a 235-page report into the Sean FitzPatrick trial collapse, saying “I would be breaking the law” if it was released.

The Government has issued a strong denial to Sinn Féin claims that funding increase requests from the State’s corporate enforcer were turned down.