Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, bodies or other entities the assets of which have been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25028/11]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 12 months to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25029/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together.

In accordance with the provisions of section 21 of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 an annual report on the activities of the Bureau is prepared and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The most recently published annual report is that for the year 2009. At present arrangements are being made to make available the report for 2010. The 2011 report will be published in due course.

While the particular information sought by the Deputy is not readily available, I have set out the available information for the year 2010 in the following table, which provides the value of assets, and the number of respondents for orders obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and 2005 for the year 2010. In addition, as a result of its Revenue actions, the Criminal Assets Bureau assessed 31 individuals for tax and approximately €4 million was collected in relation to income which was generated from criminal conduct. Also, action pursuant to the Social Welfare remit of the Bureau was taken against 85 persons. Under the Social Welfare legislation, the Bureau made savings of €633,000 for all schemes and approximately €181,000 was recovered from overpayments.