Written answers

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Crime Data

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with more than 100 Irish court convictions and the number of those who are currently imprisoned here; the number of persons with more than 200 Irish court convictions and the number of those who are currently imprisoned here; the number of persons with more than 250 Irish court convictions and the number of those who are currently imprisoned here; and the number of persons with more than 300 Irish court convictions and the number of those who are currently imprisoned here. [12289/14]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy is not available from the CSO.

In addition, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. In order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has advised me that court records are not maintained in a manner that would facilitate the provision of the specific information sought by the Deputy.

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