Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2011
87 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there were any criminal prosecutions brought against persons in commercial banks which were overcharging customers on a systematic basis between 2006 and 2010; if not, the reason such prosecutions were not brought; and if he is satisfied that the current legislation covering these practices is sufficiently robust to deter such behaviour in the future. [31604/11]
View answerFollowing the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. Following the setting up of the necessary technical systems and auditing of the data from which the statistics are compiled, the CSO is now compiling, publishing and responding to queries regarding recorded crime statistics. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. The relevant legislation is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance.
