Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 12 July 2016, the information which is available and readily accessible on the Garda information technology system in respect of all technology related cybercrime affecting businesses here; the number of convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26508/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I am advised that the relevant categories of recorded crime are not disaggregated along the lines referred to by the Deputy and therefore the information in question is not displayed in the official CSO crime statistics publications.

However, I have asked the Garda authorities to provide any relevant information which might be of assistance in relation to the matters referred to in the Deputy's question. I will contact the Deputy again when I have received a response from the Garda authorities.