Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Revised)
11:10 am
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
With regard to the Criminal Assets Bureau, I attempted to introduce legislation on a number of occasions but it was ruled out of order because of a potential cost to the Exchequer. Where moneys are seized in a certain region or city from criminals, they should be ring-fenced for the affected communities, community or voluntary councils or front-line groups, which groups might be dealing with drug addiction, for example. Would the Minister ever consider that?
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