Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 14 February 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer the question. [11204/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.

As you may be aware, Operation Limmat was introduced in January 2022 in the DMR with specific emphasis on reducing the harmful effect of assaults in public places in the DMR Region. Operation Limmat is still active in the DMR region. All assaults that occur in public places are considered relevant to Operation Limmat.

The below table, provided by Garda authorities, has been provided specifically for assaults which occurred in public places which fall under Operation Limmat from 1 January 2022 to 31 January 2023.

I have been informed that each case detailed in the table above is detected by An Garda Síochána and/or resulted in proceedings whereby a person has been charged, summonsed, dealt with by adult caution or Juvenile Liaison Officer (JLO) referral.

I am further advised that when a person is charged or summonsed and brought before the courts, it can take a significant length of time for a court process to be finalised to reach a conviction stage.