Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Crime Levels

11:00 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 803: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of rape reported to the Garda; the number of cases of rape which proceeded to court; the number of cases of rape for which a conviction was secured; and the conviction rate as a proportion of reported cases and cases which proceeded to court for each year from 1960 to 2007 and to date in 2008. [26854/08]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 804: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of domestic violence against women reported to the Garda; the number of cases of domestic violence against women which proceeded to court; the number of cases of domestic violence against women for which a conviction was secured; and the conviction rate as a proportion of reported cases and cases which proceeded to court for each year from 1960 to 2007 and to date in 2008. [26855/08]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 804 together.

The figures for headline offences, which include rape offences and domestic violence offences, recorded for each Garda Division up to 2002 are available in the Garda Annual Reports for the relevant years, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library.

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 compiled and published a series of quarterly and annual statistics for the period starting with the first quarter of 2003.

I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to her.

The Government's commitment to tackling domestic and sexual violence is reflected in the establishment in June, 2007 of Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. Cosc's key responsibility is to ensure the delivery of a well co-ordinated "whole of Government" response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Cosc's major priority is to produce a National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence which has the support of State and non-government organisations in the sector. This Strategy will set out the policy on addressing domestic and sexual violence, and the preventative and responsive actions to be taken by the broad ranging organisations to ensure a well co-ordinated system. The preparation of the Strategy is being carried out in partnership with the relevant State and non-governmental organisations.

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