Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Criminal Prosecutions
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 897: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases brought to court in relation to the operation of unlicensed bus operators for each year since 2000; the result of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34056/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities tha tthe following table shows the number of proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for 2000 to 2007 for offences relating to the operation of unlicensed bus operators.
| Year | Proceedings Commenced | Convictions |
| 2007* | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 |
| 2005 | 46 | 16 |
| 2004 | 20 | 10 |
| 2003 | 28 | 12 |
| 2002 | 30 | 11 |
| 2001** | 12 | 7 |
| 2000** | 2 | 2 |
| *Figures provided for 2007 are provisional, operational and liable to change. | ||
| **Proceedings commenced appear lower in the years 2000 and 2001 due to the phased implementation of a new computer crime recording system. The first full year captured on the new system is in 2002. |
It will be appreciated that proceedings are not necessarily commenced and concluded in the same year.
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