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THE CRIMINAL ASSETS Bureau (CAB) returned €28 million to the taxpayer in the space of four years, it has emerged.
Figures released by the Department of Justice showed how between the period of 2011 and 2015, over €10 million was returned under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996, almost €16.5 million was returned through Revenue legislation and €1.5 million was handed back to the Exchequer through “social welfare provisions”.
Figures from 2016 are expected to be high as CAB engaged in a high number of operations around the country. In October of this year, 46 cars and significant amounts of cash, jewellery and watches were seized by officers in Dublin.
Around 20 premises were raided in a series of searches at around 10am, including car showrooms, garages and solicitor and accountancy offices.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald described how resources will continue to be attributed to CAB in the coming months.
‘Committed’
She said: ” The work of the bureau is well regarded nationally and internationally and we are committed to supporting its work through the provision of the necessary resources and we will continue to explore the further development of the bureau in line with the programme for government.”
CAB was set up in the wake of the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin in 1996. It has the power to seize assets if officers believe they are the proceeds of crime. The model has been rolled out in a number of countries and Minister Fitzgerald said more countries “are quite interested in developing the CAB model we have developed here because of its success”.
Last week, CAB officers seized €150,000 in cash after they executed search warrants on premises in Rathkeale, Limerick.
Gardaí also confiscated a large volume of documents and other evidence related to assets. This evidence will be further examined by specialist bureau officers.
That particular CAB investigation relates to suspected criminal activity by an organised crime gang in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
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It was burning. ‘She later used it a second time’. I put my hand in the fire. It burned. I took it out and ran it under a cold tap. I thought this was normal. I stick my hand in again. I s*^t you not. It started to burn again
@Dessie Curley: Given the product was a chemical skin peel it would be reasonable to expect some sensation.
Also, you know if you stick your hand in a fire you’ll be injured. It’s a reasonable expectation that of a expert you have paid recommends a product to you that it won’t cause extensive and lasting skin damage.
Every last one of these cosmetic products carry a warning on the packet to ‘apply a test patch’ or ‘discontinue use if skin irritation occurs’ not that isn’t just basic common sense…
With company out of business – who pays the €37K. Genuine question.
Retroactive claim from the liability insurance policy held by the business at the time of the incident.
They wouldn’t bother suing a wound down Ltd. company and joining the list of creditors.
But she didn’t have a facial. She opted for a chemical peel that works by burning off the top layers of your skin. BURNING OFF. Total rubbish. She didn’t deserve a penny.
The beauty therapist told her she had sensitive skin and then recommended the product. Clearly at fault. The amount awarded seems high to me though.
Saw a photo of her on another site. Poor woman looks destroyed :)
about 20% of white Irish women have rosacea. I could have an extra 35k now if only I’d the cop on!!! Was the Groupon facial!
Exactly – if she’d been diagnosed with contact dermatitis or some allergic response I’d say fair enough, but rosacea is a common condition of unknown cause.
@Tom the Bomb: A common condition which she didn’t have before she used the recommended product.
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