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 James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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It becomes privately owned and the private ownership transpires to be a criminal enterprise. The Proceeds of Crime Act or similar legislation is invoked to seize that for the State. The Senator's suggestion is that it should just return to the council or local authority.