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Monday, January 08, 2001
Call for ethos of business honesty
A Sligo Leitrim TD has claimed there is a need for an ethos of honesty and accountability in business.
Speaking in the Dail, John Perry TD, said that at "the bottom end of business" in small companies, the amount of fraud detected is only about two per cent.
"Instilling an ethos of honesty and accountability in business is very important".
The Ballymote deputy was speaking during a debate on the second stage of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Bill, the purpose of which is to consolidate the law relating to dishonesty and fraud, including white collar and business fraud.
It also deals with theft, obtaining services or making a gain by deception, unlawful use of a computer and false accounting
Mr. Perry said that small crimes are generally detected, "but white collar crime within business is problematic".
He also said that Sligo-Leitrim the detection rate for indictable offences is the lowest in the State - 30 per cent.
The Border region has the highest national occurrence of repeat household burglaries at 21 per cent. Over 70 per cent of assaults committed in this region involved personal injury, the highest percentage in the country.
"I have the highest regard for the Garda SÌoch·na who do extraordinary work, but much depends on the co-operation of the public in identifying problems," he said.
"Parents are concerned about how safe it is for young people to go out and enjoy themselves at the weekend without fear of being harassed or attacked.
"At the same many elderly people living alone are living in fear. That is very sad because the young and the old are the most vulnerable in society, and in rural Ireland there are large numbers of elderly people who have a great sense of independence and love to live on their own. It is a difficult problem.
"I know much has been done in terms of providing personal alarms and so on, which is very important, and that the Minister has encouraged investment in the security of elderly people in their own homes," said Deputy Perry.
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