Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 27 February 2024, and Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023 and Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 29 November 2017, to provide an update on the progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50925/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available.

I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the past five years relating to the use of false identity or employer documentation to obtain residential leases later used for the purpose of brothel-keeping; the outcomes of such cases under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, and the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50927/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have contacted An Garda Síochána and the Central Statistics Office and been informed that the data requested by the Deputy is not available.

While investigations into illegal or alleged illegal activity are an operational matter for An Garda Síochána, I am informed by the Garda authorities that there is no specific incident type available in their PULSE system to capture one description referenced - ie 'the use of false identity or employer documentation for the purpose of securing leases later used for brother-keeping'. For a similar reason, the Court Service has advised it is unable to provide the data requested.

The Garda authorities has, however, provided a count of prosecutions for the offence of Brothel Keeping, and that is included here. A breakdown is not available below national level due to low volumes.