Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the degree to which he has monitored the number of break-ins at domestic or commercial premises in each of the past five years to date in 2009; the number of cases reported, recorded and investigated; the number of incidents in which the property was recovered in full or in part; the number of incidents in which prosecutions were initiated and successfully concluded or otherwise; if he intends to take particular initiatives to address this ongoing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.

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

I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management closely monitors crime trends and puts strategies in place to prevent, detect and reduce the number of incidences of this type of crime. Divisional Scenes of Crime Units provide a flexible and immediate response to emerging crime issues and assist in identifying and monitoring crime trends as they are emerging.

Injured parties are offered crime prevention and personal security advice by members of An Garda Síochána attending the scenes of such crimes. The Divisional Crime Prevention Officer can also be requested to attend at the scene and conduct a security audit, providing specific crime prevention or personal security advice, depending on the circumstances of the individual or business.