Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 659: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Questions Nos. 366 of 29 June 2005 and 388 of 11 October 2005, the information for 1997, 1998 and 1999 as requested, has not been received. [29195/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables show the indictable offences, by group, for the Garda districts of Bray, which includes the Greystones area; Gorey, which includes the Arklow area; Wicklow and Baltinglass, which includes the Blessington area, for the years 1997 to 1998.

In interpreting these figures, account has to be taken of the introduction of the new PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999, which led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the case. These new groups are more comprehensive and not comparable to the four crime groups previously used. For this reason the figures for 1997 and 1998 are not comparable to statistics provided for the years 2000 onwards.

I am further informed that the number of indictable offences by group for a full year at the level of Garda district are not available for 1999.