Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of goods seized by CAB; the number of items and their broad category, in Cork in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61233/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Eradicating organised crime is central to building safer, stronger communities. I am committed to that goal, and strengthening and expanding the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is an important element of this. It is essential to deprive criminals of the proceeds of crime.

CAB is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. The Chief Bureau Officer is responsible to the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána for the administration and business of the Criminal Assets Bureau. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these functions.

I am advised by CAB that statistics are not collated in the form required to provide the requested breakdown. In light of this, CAB is not in a position to provide the information you have sought. However, all assets seized are published on a national basis in the CAB Annual Reports for the various years. Chapters 3 and 4 of the CAB Annual Reports refer.

For the Deputy's information the CAB Annual Reports are available to view at the following link: