Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 954: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the UK the employment earnings of undocumented third party nationals can be seized by immigration authorities; if such measures are deployed by officials of his Department or the Garda National Immigration Bureau; if so the legal power upon which it is seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32481/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that in the United Kingdom immigration officers were given certain civil cash seizure and forfeiture powers under the proceeds of crime legislation in that jurisdiction in respect of persons involved in immigration related offences. In certain situations cash may be seized where it comes from criminal activity. To date such measures have not been a particular feature of the immigration authorities' dealings with undocumented workers in this State.