10% fall in files being submitted to the DPP

There has been a 10% decline in the number of prosecution files submitted by gardaí to the DPP — but the office is dealing with an increasing number of "very lengthy" and "extremely resource intensive" white- collar prosecutions.

The 2013 annual report of the DPP also shows a jump in the number of rape and attempted rape cases before the Central Criminal Court last year — 91, compared to 2012 and 2011 — both 74.

The number of rape cases increased from 71 to 84, while attempted rape cases rose from three to seven.