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:

I have been in the position for five years and have been working in the Criminal Assets Bureau since 2012. I have not seen a receiver appointed to the business, only to the assets of the business. It happens very infrequently and in fact I am unsure if it has ever happened. I think it has happened on one occasion prior to my arrival in 2012. If there is a viable business, the courts will assess whether that business can continue. Sometimes, the business could be a facade, that is, a method of generating or laundering money. In those circumstances, if that is evidence in the case-----