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Criminal Prosecutions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2010

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

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Ciaran Lynch

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163 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the income that has been derived from the activities of the Criminal Assets Bureau and the way it has been disbursed in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45898/10]

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The following table shows the monies forwarded by the Criminal Assets Bureau to the Minister for Finance for the benefit of the Exchequer under Proceeds of Crime legislation and pursuant to the Revenue and Social Welfare remits of the Bureau for the years 2005 to 2009:

CAB Returns 2005-2009

Year

Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996/2005

Revenue legislation

Social Welfare provisions

2009

1,421,332.11

5,100,494.72

160,335.00

2008

6,129,313.63

5,891,624.85

182,198.30

2007

254,651.94

10,009,459.56

136,623.59

2006

2,970,589.51

19,192,906.56

139,524.42

2005

2,008,938.41

16,376,598.71

293,948.00

A further breakdown of these figures is provided in the Annual Reports of the Criminal Assets Bureau which are available in the Oireachtas library and on my Department's website.

The figures for 2010 are currently being compiled for inclusion in the 2010 Annual Report.

The Central Exchequer Fund is the destination of all State revenues including monies forwarded by the Criminal Assets Bureau. It is this fund from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment.

The Constitution requires and Government accounting principles provide that public monies be spent only as voted or approved by Dáil Éireann unless otherwise provided by statute.

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