Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána

9:00 am

Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

Yes. There are two aspects that we are addressing. Again, historically, what has happened is that the activities of An Garda Síochána have increased significantly over the years. Our successes speak for themselves in terms of seizure of property during searches and during specific policing and security operations. That property comes into the possession of An Garda Síochána. Likewise, much more property is being retrieved. For example, the Deputy will have seen over the years that we have conducted a number of events where a good deal of effort has been put into trying to reunite property that has come into our possession, whether by searches or otherwise, with its owners.. For example, around the country particularly-----