Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 April 2009
413 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to provide legislation for the forfeiture of all material gains from the production, sale and distribution of illegal pornography. [15476/09]
View answerThe Deputy will, no doubt, be aware of the existing legislative provision covering the recovery and disposal of the proceeds of crime, contained in the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 and the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996, as amended by the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act, 2005. This wide-ranging legislation makes provision for confiscation, restraint of use, freezing, preservation or seizure of assets which have been identified or are suspected as deriving directly or indirectly from criminal activity. Consideration is being given to the matter of providing for further legislative measures in this area, including review of the need to provide for the forfeiture of all material gains from the production, sale and distribution of illegal pornography, in the light of the commitments in the Programme for Government, 2007-2012.
