Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 May 2018
119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full extent of the scale and value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the past five years; if all such properties have been disposed of and the proceeds retained by the State; the status of properties not yet disposed of in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/18]
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 websites of An Garda Síochána and my own Department. I am advised that the 2017 Annual Report is currently being finalised and will be submitted to my Department shortly.
These Annual 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.
