Written answers

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Criminal Assets Bureau

9:00 pm

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 590: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount being held by the Criminal Assets Bureau under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996; if he will provide an annual breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/09]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Authorities that the table below sets out the value of property/monies secured by the Criminal Assets Bureau pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act on a year by year basis.

The figures for 2008 are being prepared and will be published as part of the Annual Report later this year.

Monies Secured by CAB from 1996 to 2007
Section 2 Interim OrdersSection 3 Interlocutory OrdersSection 4 and 4ASection 16(B) POC Act as amended
1996£2,101,000.00£2,048,000.00
1997£2,334,680.00£1,496,180.00
1998£1,682,544.65£1,091,412.62
1999£1,500,000.00£813,659.00
2000£838,536.00 Stg£52,230.00£1,641,215.00
2001£1,872,654.72 (€2,377,781.00) Stg£491,114.09£1,342,951.10 (€1,705,196.15) Stg£279,635.70
Total 1996-2001IR£10,329,415.37IR£8,433,417.72
Euro Equivalent€13,115,652.02€10,708,231.61
2002€3,709,086.00 Stg£17,802,004.00 US$5,558,377.00€2,504,669.00 Stg£1,993,094.00 US$5,247,821.00
2003€3,045,842.00 Stg£12,150.00€71,699.00 Stg£557,070.00
2004€1,027,152.18 Stg£6,115€1,688,651.63 Stg£375.00€275,875.43
2005€5,860,335.00 US$314,619.54€1,200,525.57 Stg£26,760 US$130,000€2,002,738.41
2006€2,836,479.97 Stg£294, 289.39€726,350.94€2,459,864.79€53,000,000.00
2007€9,804,193.14 Stg30,690.00€9,848,432.84€1,435,340.59
TOTALS 1996-2007€39,398,740.31 Stg£18,688,592.48 US$5,872,996.54€26,748,560.59 Stg£2,856,934.70 US$5,377,821.00€6,173,819.22€53,000,000.00

It should be noted that these figures are available in the CAB Annual Reports.

In terms of the value of assets such as cars, property etc. currently being held by the Bureau, I am advised that it would require the expenditure of an inordinate amount of time and resources to put a value on these assets due to the fact that their values change over time.

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