Crime Levels.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2004

Thursday, 9 December 2004

Questions (197, 198, 199, 200)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

194 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has been an investigation into a number of frauds perpetrated against unsuspecting single mothers who gave birth in some of Dublin’s maternity hospitals, involving individuals adding a name to the child’s birth certificate as the father, unbeknownst to the mother, getting a copy of the certificate and using it to purchase passports for other children; the number of such cases reported in total; the number of such cases investigated; the numbers of prosecutions in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the measures introduced to prevent such fraud. [32968/04]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

195 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fraud detected in details appearing on the birth certificate of a person (details supplied) when their parents went to the General Register Office, Lombard Street, Dublin, on 3 October 1998 to collect the birth certificate and to add a person’s name onto the certificate as it had been inadvertently left out when the form was being filled in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. [32969/04]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

196 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason, despite the General Register Office stating to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 that a fraud was committed by a person (details supplied) and that another person was never charged. [32970/04]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

197 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fraud perpetrated against a person (details supplied) and against the child’s father by a person (details supplied); if any criminal proceedings were ever initiated against the person in Dublin 10 in this regard; and if not, the reason therefore. [32974/04]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 to 197, inclusive, together.

Within the time available, it has not been possible to compile the information requested by the Deputy. The information requested is being compiled at present and I will forward it to the Deputy at the earliest opportunity.