No evidence Dublin City Council reimbursed companies for protection money paid to criminalsShe said An Garda Síochána had told the department in November that an investigation in the affair had concluded and the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed that no charges be brought. Mr Butler found there was no evidence that members of DCC’s senior management were aware of the payment of protection money.
“However Mr Butler also concluded that neither the management of DCC nor the approved housing body took steps to inform themselves about what activities were taking place.
Mr Butler found the contracts for both sites controlled by DCC were “administered with impressive control” and the tendering processes used did not disclose a vulnerability to extortion. It is also recommended that all local authorities should issue a direction to staff that they report immediately any forms of intimidation of the type experienced on the sites the subject of Mr Butler’s report.