Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018
288. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau in 2017 and to date in 2018; the purpose these funds were used for when returned to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 21 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 requires the Bureau, through the Garda Commissioner, to provide a report of its activities each year to the Minister for Justice and Equality who is then required to lay copies of the report before each House of the Oireachtas. The Annual Reports, including the most recent one for 2016 are available in the Oireachtas library and on the website of An Garda Síochána and my own Department.
The 2017 report is currently being prepared and will be submitted to my Department in the near future. The published reports provide details of the actions taken by the Bureau under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 - 2016, including details in relation to the volume and value of assets seized and disposed of by the Bureau.
All monies collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau are paid into the Government's Central Fund, from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment.
