Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the detection and prosecution rates for the dangerous overtaking offence as defined by S.I. No. 182 of 1997 as it applies to motorists dangerously overtaking cyclists for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25152/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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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 compiles and publishes crime statistics in respect of the period starting with 2003. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him in respect of the years 2003-2007. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the statistics requested by the Deputy are not readily available for the years 2000 to 2002 and would necessitate a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources to collate.