Whereas the Ombudsman and his staff are obliged to treat in confidence any information which they have acquired in the course of their duties; whereas the Ombudsman is, however, obliged to inform the competent authorities of facts which he considers might relate to criminal law and which have come to his attention in the course of his inquiries;
De bhrí go bhfuil iallach ar an Ombudsman agus ar a fhoireann déileáil i modh ruin le haon fhaisnéis atá faighte acu i bhfeidhmiú a gcuid feidhmeanna; de bhrí go bhfuil iallach ar an Ombudsman, os a choinne sin, na húdaráis inniúla a chur ar an eolas faoi fhíorais a mheasann sé a bheith bainteach leis an dlí coiriúíl agus a tháinig chun suntais dó i gcúrsa a chuid fiosrúchán;