Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cautions and arrests made in relation to prostitution in the Montpelier/Arbour Hill area for each month of 2008 giving details of the number of men and number of women arrested and cautioned; the number of cases regarding prostitution in this area that have been dealt with by the courts since 2008; the number of convictions that were secured in the courts; the penalties that were imposed on those convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24927/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of arrests and cautions made in relation to prostitution in the Bridewell Garda Sub-District from 1 January, 2008 to 31 May, 2008.

Members of the local Community Policing Unit are allocated to the area referred to and continue to liaise with residents and community groups in addressing the problem.

Following the submission of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. The CSO has published crime statistics since the third quarter of 2006. I have requested the CSO to provide the other statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.