Written answers

Tuesday, 26 April 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Domestic Violence

9:00 pm

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of domestic violence incidents reported to the Garda over the past three years; and the numbers of prosecutions that resulted from same. [13062/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities in regard to the number of domestic violence incidents reported to them over the past three years and the information requested by the Deputy is laid out in the following table.

Number of reported domestic violence incidents 2002 to 2004.
Year Incidents Persons charged Persons convicted
2002 10,248 1,370 651
2003 8,452 1,203 650
2004* 6,229 1,104 538
*Figures for 2004 are provisional and liable to change.

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