In the Irish setting, real-world PIs carry titles such as Knight Investigations and Protocol Security Services. The work was done for the State Claims Agency (SCA), the body charged with resolving personal injury and third-party property damage claims against the public authorities. The names of 19 PIs were provided by Harris in reply to a question from Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. The top three combined received more than €1 million: Abbey Investigations (€401,310), Premier Insurance & Legal Services (€322,198), and Spotlight Investigations (€300,025). The next three were Protocol Security Services (€237,542), Deely Investigation Consultancy Services (€165,188) and Axis Investigations (€148,751).

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2026 15:52 UTC