Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 549: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the latest detection rates by the Garda in Dublin and in the rest of the country. [32927/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of headline offences recorded in the Dublin metropolitan region for the period 1 January to 31 October 2005 is 37,387. Of these, 12,162 were detected, a detection rate of 33%. I am further informed that the number of headline offences recorded for the country excluding the Dublin metropolitan region for the period 1 January to 31 October, 2005 is 47,122. Of these, 16,284 were detected, a detection rate of 35%. These figures are provisional and liable to change.