Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding the White Paper on crime due to be published in 2011; the purpose of the White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36993/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that the White Paper on Crime is on target for publication in 2011.

A key part of the process involves the publication of a series of discussion documents designed to give structure to the broad range of issues which arise in this field. Submissions are invited from members of the public and other interested parties in connection with each document and consultation seminars are being held around the country.

The first two documents dealt with Crime Prevention and Community Safety and Criminal Sanctions respectively. Two further documents are planned. The first will deal with Organised and White Collar Crime and will be published shortly. The second, which will be the final in the series of discussion documents, will examine the relationship between the community and the criminal justice system and is scheduled for publication at the beginning of next year.

The outcome of the consultation process will be reflected in the White Paper, which will set out the overall policy framework for future strategies to combat crime.

Further information on the White Paper on Crime process can be found on my Department's website which includes the discussion documents and summaries of the feedback received from the consultation process to date. Interested parties can also register for updates by emailing whitepaperoncrime@justice.ie.