The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) secured disqualifications against three individuals named in the Ansbacher report - Padraig Collery (disqualified for nine years), Jack Stakelum (five years) and Sam Field-Corbett (three years).

• Appleby obtained a 12-year disqualification order - the longest disqualification to date - in February 2007 against Martin Allen of Glebe Cottage, Enfield, Co Meath, a director of a number of companies including European ICT Resource Facilities, which ran a call centre in Swords, Co Dublin.

• Appleby launched a legal action against John Mulhern, son-in-law of former taoiseach Charles Haughey, for allegedly breaching company law over loans drawn from his company, Clayton Love Distribution, in 2002. The charges were struck out last year after agreement was reached between the parties.

• The ODCE has taken disqualification proceedings against nine former NIB managers arising from the High Court inspectors' report into improper practices at the bank.

One director consented to an order for disqualification and was disqualified for 10 years. Another director was disqualified for nine years but is appealing the ruling, while an application against a third was unsuccessful. Decisions are awaited in six cases.

• Another case in which the ODCE is likely to become more actively involved is the Fyffes-DCC insider dealing case.

While the High Court has yet to decide what compensation must be paid by DCC to Fyffes and four institutional investors, Appleby is a notice party in the proceedings and may ask the court to consider making disqualification orders arising from the case.