Al Qaeda-linked groups hold $1.2m in frozen accounts

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has confirmed that entities with ties to terrorist network al Qaeda have more than $1.2m frozen in several bank accounts here.

Mr Noonan made the disclosure in a written Dáil response to Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty, where he also confirmed there are also over $1.6bn of funds owned by entities linked to Libya frozen in several Irish bank accounts.

In addition, Mr Noonan confirmed there is another €1m in funds frozen in bank accounts owned by parties with links to Iran with another $620,951 frozen in accounts owned by entities linked to Syria.