Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons reported as missing in each of the past three years to date; the number traced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30008/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the number of persons reported missing in each year, as well as the number of missing persons that remain untraced at the end of each year, is published in An Garda Síochána's annual reports, which are available online.

In addition, the Garda National Missing Persons Bureau maintains a table of statistics by year for the number of persons reported missing, and the number that remain outstanding on the Garda website, and this table is updated on a regular basis.

The following table sets out the number of persons reported missing in each of the last three years, 2015-2017, and the number that remain outstanding: