Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of CAB officers stationed in Limerick. [45336/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will know the Criminal Assets Bureau is currently centrally organised with very strongly developed links to each Garda Division.

As such all Bureau officers are based at the national bureau in Harcourt Square. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that under this structure there are two members of An Garda Síochána based in Limerick who have been trained as Divisional Assets Profilers by CAB and who work closely with the Bureau. These Assets Profilers work on a full time basis profiling assets of persons suspected of involvement in criminal activities in Limerick City. I am further informed by the Garda Authorities that at present the Criminal Assets Bureau has a large number of targets in the Limerick Division who are being actively investigated under the Proceeds of Crime Act and for offences contrary to Revenue legislation and other breaches relating to Social Welfare issues.