Mr. Niall Cody:

The Criminal Assets Bureau is made up of members of An Garda Síochána, Revenue and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. We have 17 officials seconded to the Criminal Assets Bureau and they act as inspectors of taxes and officers of customs and excise for tax-related work for the Criminal Assets Bureau, raise assessments and handle appeals for criminal assets cases. Part of the success of the Criminal Assets Bureau is down to multi-agency work but members of these agencies become members of the bureau while they are assigned to it and they use the full powers involved in the tax Acts.