Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of legal actions pursuant to the functions of the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year of its operation to date, including fees discharged by the Chief State Solicitor's Office. [26719/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Since the inception of the Criminal Assets Bureau in 1996 the Bureau has been the subject to orders for legal costs by the Courts of €2.418 million. It has also expended €145,000 for legal services in pursuance of receivership orders. Both these sums were borne out of the Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Budget.

These amounts do not include fees discharged by the Chief State Solicitor's Office to the legal profession for actions taken by the Bureau, which are a matter for the Chief State Solicitor.