Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a website (details supplied); if he will clarify if An Garda Síochána has been in contact with the operators of the website; if he will encourage An Garda Síochána to better promote the initiative via the community policing forum, their own website and any other method open to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13770/12]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Central Statistics Office has data showing an increase in the number of bicycles being stolen; if he will clarify the current status of the Garda stolen bike unit; if he will ask An Garda Síochána to reactivate the stolen bike unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13771/12]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of stolen bicycles reported to An Garda Síochána in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of stolen bicycles that were recovered in each of those years; the number of stolen bicycles that were returned to their rightful owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13772/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 437, 438 and 439 together.

In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply all of the information sought by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Insofar as statistics are concerned, 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 referred to directly to the Deputy.