Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of calls received regarding public order issues to Pearse Street Station, Dublin 2 in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As you will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.

However, to be of assistance I sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána and have been advised that the table below shows the number of Public Order Offences reported to Pearse Street Garda Station from 1 January 2021 to 22 February 2023.

*Figures are up to 22 February 2023. These figures are operational and may be liable to change.

For the Deputy's information, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics, including recorded and detected crime. The CSO continues to work with An Garda Síochána to address quality issues in the underlying sources used to compile the statistics.

Figures in respect of public order offences are available at a station level at the following location for the years 2003 to 2021 on the CSO website at the following link: data.cso.ie/table/CJA07

I understand that figures for 2022 will be published by the CSO next month.