Government to increase powers to tackle white-collar crime

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said: "White-collar crime undermines confidence in our economic system and damages our economy itself. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The government will today publish its implementation plan on reforms to tackle white-collar crime and corruption, to be completed over the next 18 months and which will include the extension of surveillance powers already in use by gardaí and Revenue to other bodies.

The 22 actions arise from the Hamilton Review on Economic Crime and Corruption, which was published in December.