Written answers
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
Criminal Assets Bureau
Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent)
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219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to date 2013. [41322/13]
Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent)
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220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual budget of the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to 2013 inclusive. [41323/13]
Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent)
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221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases against persons by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year 2008 to 2013 inclusive. [41324/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 219, 220 and 221 together.
The resources provided to the Criminal Assets Bureau in terms of budget and staffing numbers for the period 2008-2013 inclusive are set out in table 1 below. Available data on the numbers of orders obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and 2005 and on the number of cases taken under the Revenue and Social Welfare remit of the Bureau for the period 2008-2013 to date is set out in tables 2-4 below. Further more detailed information concerning the operation of the Bureau is published in the Annual Reports of the Bureau which are made available at www.justice.ie and www.garda.ie.
Table 1: CAB Budget & Staff employed 2008-2013
| Year | Budget Outturn | Staff employed |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | €6,940,000 * | 70** |
| 2012 | €6,410,000 | 70 |
| 2011 | €6,673,000 | 70 |
| 2010 | €6,531,000 | 68 |
| 2009 | €6,877,000 | 69 |
| 2008 | €7,509,000 | 68 |
* 2013 Budget allocation as per revised estimates
** 70 authorised (2 vacancies currently being filled) as at 1 October 2013.
Table 2 : Orders taken under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and 2005 for the period 2008-2013
| Description re Proceeds of Crime Acts | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim orders under Section 2 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 16 | N/A |
| Interlocutory Orders under Section 3 (1) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 10 | N/A |
| Variation Orders under Section 2 (3) | 1 | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| Variation Orders under Section 3 (3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | N/A |
| Disposal Orders under Section 4 | 2 | 7 | - | 8 | 7 | N/A |
| Consent Disposal Orders under Section 4 (a) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 5 | N/A |
| Receivership Orders under Section 7 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | N/A |
| TOTALS | 78 | 71 | 61 | 69 | 56 | N/A |
*Please note that figures for 2013 have yet to be compiled
Table 3 : No. of cases taken under the Revenue remit of CAB 2008-2013 to date
| Description | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 to date* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases taken under the Revenue remit | 31 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 11 |
Table 4 : No. of cases taken under the Social Welfare remit of CAB 2008-2013 to date
| Description | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 to date* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases taken under the Social Welfare remit | 13 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
* As at 1 October 2013
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