Results 2,441-2,460 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is somebody else's fault.

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Whose fault is it?

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent findings of the Eircom PhoneWatch burglary report for 2006 which showed an increase of 25% in the rate of burglaries and 35% in the Dublin area; the steps the Garda is taking to combat burglaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41909/06]

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Nearly 11,000.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Not necessary, but usually.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister is into semantics now.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: We have had a statistical analysis rather than a response from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. In truth, the Minister has acknowledged the report is based on the work of an independent company with no axe to grind. It sampled nearly 11,000 household insurance claims by people who certainly believe they were burgled, regardless of the statistical gloss the Minister puts...

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I corrected that. The Minister was not listening to me.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The report states the number of burglaries in the rest of the country increased by 35%, which is even more alarming for the rest of us.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The number of burglaries outside Dublin increased by 35%.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That is not what I am referring to.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I am reading it also. It states that in the 12-month period between June 2005 and June 2006 the number of burglaries increased by 26% nationally. It is correct that one third occurred in Dublin. It implies the haul increased by 17% and that the number of burglaries outside Dublin rose by 35%.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Yes, I am further along the road.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That is true also.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Some 35% of all burglaries occur in Dublin, but the increase outside Dublin is in the order of 35%. These are two separate facts.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I corrected that at the beginning.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Headline offences.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That is because all burglaries are not reported.

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister is dangerously close to his colleague's view that somebody is——

Crime Levels. (7 Dec 2006)

Brendan Howlin: What about unreported crime?