In November 2001, the council launched its first report, entitled Crime in Ireland, which provides an analysis of the official crime statistics from 1950 to 1998. This study was carried out by the Institute of Criminology in the Faculty of Law at University College Dublin and contains a set of recommendations from the council. On 26 July 2002, I obtained Government approval to implement two of the key recommendations, namely, the establishment of an expert group to review the collation and presentation of information relating to crime and the development of a biennial national crime victimisation survey. I understand that, later today, the National Crime Council will be launching a consultation document dealing with crime prevention partnerships, entitled Tackling the Underlying Causes of Crime – A Partnership Approach. I understand that the council will be making definitive recommendations to me on this matter in spring 2003.