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

Photo of Barry WardBarry Ward (Fine Gael)
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Is it an operative clause then or is it just window-dressing? Surely there are cases where there are properties - Senator Ruane mentioned one to me - where somebody was left in homelessness, for example. Notwithstanding the fact that the asset might be the proceeds of crime, is it surely unjust to put somebody out on the street who has nothing to do with that criminal activity?