Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Courts Service Data
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide relevant information and figures from statistics collected by the courts in relation to convictions for trespass for each of the years 2011 to 2016 or any other similar statistics collected on the matter by the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41646/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, 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.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that information can be provided in relation to the District Court from 1 January 2011 to 30 November 2016. However, such offences disposed of in the Circuit Criminal Court are not individually coded for reporting purposes. Statistics on burglary and associated trespassing offences are included for Circuit Criminal Court reporting purposes in a category entitled larceny/fraud/robbery and data in relation to this category are included in the Courts Service Annual Reports.
Report on number of convictions for trespassing for each of the years 2011 to 30 November 2016 from the District Court:
| Offence and Section | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Jan – Nov 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRESPASSING WITH A KNIFE/WEAPON OF OFFENCE ETC. Section 10(1) Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TRESPASS ON BUILDING ETC. Section 13 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994 as amended by Section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2008 | 269 | 270 | 234 | 213 | 216 | 255 |
| TRESPASS ON BUILDING ETC. - FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DIRECTION OF GARDA Section 13 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 as amended by Section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2008 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Burglary - FullSection 12(1)(b) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 | 1,405 | 1,354 | 1,343 | 1,220 | 1,125 | 997 |
| Burglary - Intent Section 12(1)(A) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 | 200 | 156 | 145 | 113 | 132 | 118 |
| Total | 1,888 | 1,793 | 1,730 | 1,552 | 1,478 | 1,374 |
The Courts Service has also advised that they cannot certify that the foregoing data represents all prosecutions for such offences as data can only be provided where standard offence codes on the Criminal Case Tracking System are used by prosecutors. Where prosecutors use an uncoded free text, it is not possible to report against such offences.
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