Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children reported missing in the State in each of the past ten years. [8184/22]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons reported missing in the State in each of the past ten years. [8185/22]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently missing in the State; and the number of missing persons cases which are currently open. [8186/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 to 600, inclusive, together.

At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the pain and trauma experienced by all families of missing persons. I am deeply conscious of how difficult life is for loved ones who simply don't know what has happened to their relative. My Department is committed to working with all relevant state bodies to help more families find their missing relatives.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of 11 February 2022, there are 813 people associated with missing persons incidents that are still recorded as missing.

The following table, provided to me by An Garda Síochána, shows the number of people that were reported missing in the specified year.

I am further informed by An Garda Síochána that the following table shows the number of people that were reported missing in the specified year, who were under the age of 18 when the incident was reported.

The Deputy will appreciate that the above figures were collated based on PULSE data as of 1:30am on the 11 February 2022, and as such they are operational and may be liable to change.