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Criminal Assets Bureau

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 October 2018

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Ceisteanna (198, 199, 200)

David Cullinane

Ceist:

198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent staff attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44162/18]

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David Cullinane

Ceist:

199. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in the Criminal Assets Bureau by position in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44163/18]

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David Cullinane

Ceist:

200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in the Criminal Assets Bureau by job title in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44164/18]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 to 200, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau was established by Government in 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target the assets, wherever situated, of persons which derive or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct.

The Bureau utilises the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime legislation as well as Revenue and Social Welfare legislation in targeting the proceeds of crime generated from a range of criminal activities.

The Bureau is a statutory, multi-agency body with staff drawn from An Garda Síochána, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Department of Justice and Equality.

The Bureau is also supported in its work by 345 trained asset profilers nation-wide. These asset profilers work hand-in-hand with local Garda Management and communities towards the objective of denying and depriving criminals of assets.

Details in relation to the number of staff in the Bureau and their related agencies for the years 2007 to October 2018 are available at the following link

Criminal Assets Bureau

While details are also provided in relation to the positions or job titles of members of An Garda Síochána in the Bureau, these details are not included for non-Garda Bureau personnel for security and operational reasons. Due to the small number of individuals concerned, it is considered that the release of such data could compromise their anonymity, which is prohibited under section 10 the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996.

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