The fundamental function of the Director of Public Prosecutions is the direction and supervision of public prosecutions and related criminal matters. The majority of cases dealt with by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are received from the Garda Síochána, the primary national investigating agency. However, some cases are also referred to the Office by specialised investigative agencies including the Revenue Commissioners, Government departments, the Health and Safety Authority, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and local authorities. 

Tables:

P.25 CHART 2.2.2: Outcomes of Cases Prosecuted in the Circuit Criminal Court [includes Drug Offences]

P.26 CHART 2.2.2b: Total Cases Finalised in the Circuit Criminal Court and Percentage of Convictions [includes Drug Offences]

P.36 Section 4 Confiscation Orders: Criminal Justice Act 1994: Under the provisions of section 4 of the Act, once a person has been convicted on indictment of a drug trafficking offence and sentenced, the court of trial must determine whether the convicted person has benefited from drug trafficking, the extent to which he or she has benefited, and the amount that is realisable to discharge a Confiscation Order. The Court can then make a Confiscation Order for that figure.