Written answers
Tuesday, 10 February 2004
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Crime Levels
10:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of racially motivated attacks that have been reported to the Garda SÃochána for each month since January 2002; the number of such attacks that have been reported in the Dublin metropolitan area for each month since January 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3611/04]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Racially motivated incidents are independently recorded by two bodies, the Garda SÃochána and the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, NCCRI.
The NCCRI was established with funding from my Department. Its objective is to develop an integrated approach against racism and promote a more participative and intercultural society. The NCCRI, in partnership with a range of non-governmental organisations, has organised a system of reporting racist incidents. The system aims to profile the number, type and location of incidents and to identify emerging trends. These incidents are compiled into six monthly reports. As noted in the fourth report, victims can be refugees, asylum seekers, EU citizens, Irish citizens, for example, Travellers, or tourists.
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