Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which audits are conducted for goods, money and drugs seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21676/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with its statutory remit, as set out in the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996, the Bureau takes action to deprive or to deny persons of assets which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly from criminal conduct; or the benefit of such assets.

As required by the Criminal Assets Bureau 1996, the financial accounts of the Bureau must be submitted on an annual basis for examination to the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG).

The Office of the C&AG, in accordance with its statutory functions, conducts an annual audit of the Bureau.

In addition, my Department’s Internal Audit Unit provides support to the Bureau in monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the Bureau’s arrangements for governance, risk management and internal control.