Only one decision not to prosecute overturned in past year

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has only overturned one decision not to prosecute in the past year, The Irish Times reports.

The DPP, Claire Loftus, received a total of 192 applications to review a decision not to prosecute someone, but only took action on one.

Her office also received 554 requests for the reasons not to prosecute to be disclosed.

She told a conference in Dublin: “In the past year, my office has received 554 requests for reasons.

“In broad terms, the largest number of requests for reasons is in relation to sexual offences, followed by offences of violence. The third-largest category is for theft and fraud offences.”