Alan Kelly
Question:933. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of residential properties and vehicles seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau where a power of sale exists, in tabular form. [46384/24]
View answerWednesday, 22 January 2025
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The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting organised crime in this jurisdiction and disrupting the activities of criminal gangs by depriving them of ill-gotten assets.
The Bureau has staff drawn from An Garda Síochána, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (including Customs), the Department of Social Protection and my Department.
I am advised that all monies seized by CAB are remitted to the Central Fund of the Exchequer after the appropriate statutory time frame under the Proceeds of Crime Acts (currently seven years must elapse from date of seizure to remittance to the Exchequer). Therefore, assets (including property) seized in a given year are not remitted to the Exchequer in that year.
I am given to understand that the Deputy is seeking the number of residential properties and the number of vehicles that CAB have seized where a power of sale exists, for the year 2024. As outlined above, property seized by the Bureau may only be sold once a disposal is authorised by a Court order under the Proceeds of Crime Acts and a 'power of sale' is granted to the Bureau.
I have been advised by the Bureau that the below table outlines the figures for 2024 requested by the Deputy.
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Number of Vehicles seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau with a power of sale in 2024 |
19 |
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Number of Residential Properties seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau with a power of sale in 2024 |
14 |