2089. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of WTE civilian forensic accountants working within criminal assets bureau as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form. [25521/26]

The Criminal Assets Bureau (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.

Since its inception, CAB has been at the forefront of fighting organised crime and disrupting the activities of criminals by depriving them of ill-gotten assets. CAB works closely with Gardaí and all law enforcement agencies at national and international levels and continues to focus its efforts on targeting assets deriving from all types of criminal conduct. In 2024 for example, more than €17 million was returned to the Exchequer arising from their work.

The table below, provided by the Bureau shows the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) civilian forensic accountants in the Bureau, and the number of vacancies in respect of such posts, as of 31 March 2026.