Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of warrants that are outstanding in each Garda division; the breakdown on the outstanding warrants for each division in terms of bench warrants, committal warrants and penal warrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31381/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cumulative numbers of bench warrants, penal warrants and committal warrants which were recorded on the PULSE system as being on hand on 25 November, 2007 are set out in the following table.

The number of bench warrants issued in Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Central accounts for 43% of the total number of bench warrants issued. This is due to the fact that the Dublin Metropolitan District Courts are located in this Garda Division and issued bench warrants remain in this Division until such time that they are required.

The Deputy will appreciate that it is in the nature of any criminal justice system that at any point in time a significant number of warrants are outstanding pending execution.

The number of Bench Warrants, Penal Warrants and Committal Warrants which were recorded on the PULSE system as being on hand on 25 November, 2007: