the cab reports annually to the minister through the commissioner of the garda síochána and this report is laid before the houses of the oireachtas. the minister for justice and equality, in publishing the 2011 cab annual report, stated: "the work of the bureau is one of the key law enforcement responses to tackling crime and the government is very much committed to further strengthening the powers of the bureau through forthcoming legislative proposals." in publishing the bureau's 2012 report the minister for justice and equality set out: "the annual report provides an insight into the workings of the bureau and highlights the advantage of adopting a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary approach to the targeting of illicit assets. the bureau is an essential component in the state’s law enforcement response to serious and organised crime and the government is fully committed to further strengthening its powers through future legislative reform."