Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion
Mr. Kevin McMeel:
There are frameworks in place and various international organisations including the FATF. In addition, the European Union has made inroads in trying to get buy-in from other jurisdictions in terms of recognising the orders and the types of orders that we get in those jurisdictions. I know there was a big drive from FATF in recent years, particularly last year, to get other jurisdictions to embrace this civil non-conviction based forfeiture model. The EU has issued recent directives in terms of recognition of orders on a European level. This includes non-conviction based forfeiture orders such as those we operate. The times are moving forward but, unfortunately, that is not something that anyone here can address. Trying to change the minds of lawmakers in other jurisdictions is the primary concern.