Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 27th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 44/2025 Official bill number / year
Proceeds of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Introduced
- 9 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 17 Apr 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Reduces waiting period for final asset disposal from 7 years to 2 years after court determines property is crime proceeds.
- Automatically appoints a receiver when court finds assets are crime proceeds, preventing criminal benefit from property pending disposal.
- Allows Criminal Assets Bureau officers to freeze financial accounts for 7 days immediately, or obtain court orders for up to 90 days, to prevent fund dissipation during investigations.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil9 Jul 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil9 Jul 2025
- Committee Stage 34th Dáil17 Jul 2025
- Report Stage 34th Dáil17 Dec 2025
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil17 Dec 2025
- Second Stage 27th Seanad15 Apr 2026
Debates
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