Written answers
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Criminal Prosecutions
11:00 am
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the income that has been derived from the activities of the Criminal Assets Bureau and the way it has been disbursed in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45898/10]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows the monies forwarded by the Criminal Assets Bureau to the Minister for Finance for the benefit of the Exchequer under Proceeds of Crime legislation and pursuant to the Revenue and Social Welfare remits of the Bureau for the years 2005 to 2009: CAB Returns 2005-2009
| Year | Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 / 2005€ | Revenue legislation€ | Social Welfare provisions€ |
| 2009 | 1,421,332.11 | 5,100,494.72 | 160,335.00 |
| 2008 | 6,129,313.63 | 5,891,624.85 | 182,198.30 |
| 2007 | 254,651.94 | 10,009,459.56 | 136,623.59 |
| 2006 | 2,970,589.51 | 19,192,906.56 | 139,524.42 |
| 2005 | 2,008,938.41 | 16,376,598.71 | 293,948.00 |
A further breakdown of these figures is provided in the Annual Reports of the Criminal Assets Bureau which are available in the Oireachtas library and on my Department's website.
The figures for 2010 are currently being compiled for inclusion in the 2010 Annual Report.
The Central Exchequer Fund is the destination of all State revenues including monies forwarded by the Criminal Assets Bureau. It is this fund from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment.
The Constitution requires and Government accounting principles provide that public monies be spent only as voted or approved by Dáil Éireann unless otherwise provided by statute.
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