Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons (details supplied) charged with serious offences in 2005 where the Garda Síochána objected to bail which was then granted in the High Court following which the person failed to reappear. [1891/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available, as objections, and the reason for such objections, by the Garda Síochána to the granting of bail are not captured on the crime recording system and would require the expenditure of an inordinate and unjustifiable amount of personnel hours to collate. The Garda authorities also inform me that the nationality of all offenders is not necessarily known, or recorded, at the time a bail application is being made. It is, therefore, not possible to provide statistics, on the basis of nationality, for persons who fail to honour bail.