Crime Levels

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Questions (995)

Seán Crowe

Question:

1011 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data or estimates on the number of alleged assaults on clients that have occurred in temporary or hostel type accommodation in the greater Dublin area within the past 12 months. [18793/12]

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Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.

I have requested the CSO to provide any available statistics which may be relevant to the question directly to the Deputy.