Vol. 452 No. 7
42 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for Justice if the State has availed of the power vested in it by the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, to seize the proceeds of crime; the amount that has been seized to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8482/95]
The Criminal Justice Act, 1994, provides that applications for confiscation orders against persons convicted on indictment of drug trafficking offences and non-drug trafficking offences may be made by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Act also provides that applications for restraint orders freezing assets which may be liable to realisation if the confiscation order is imposed may be made by the DPP. In this regard, I understand that the DPP has made application for restraint orders in two cases. As the Deputy will be aware, the DPP is independent in the exercise of his functions and, therefore, I am not in a position to make any further detailed comment.
