Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
419. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of violent shootings that have occurred in the State in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the locations of same. [41433/12]
View answerThe 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 statistics directly to the Deputy.
