Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to provide legislation for the forfeiture of all material gains from the production, sale and distribution of illegal pornography. [40087/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will no doubt be aware, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996, both of which are amended by the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005, provide for the recovery and disposal of the proceeds of crime. The provisions of this wide-reaching legislation cover confiscation, restraint of use, freezing, preservation or seizure of assets identified as deriving, or suspected to derive directly or indirectly, from criminal activity.

The need to provide for additional legislative measures, including the issue of forfeiture of material gains in respect of the production, sale and distribution of illegal pornography is under review, in the context of other legislative priorities and in the light of commitments in the Programme for Government 2007-2012.