Crime Levels

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Questions (761, 762)

Eoghan Murphy

Question:

761. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of bicycles that have been reported stolen in the Dublin Metropolitan area of An Garda Síochána where the date of theft has been in the five year period ending in June 2012 and the number of prosecutions that have been brought by the Gardaí before the courts in relation to such bicycle thefts in the Dublin Metropolitan area in respect of thefts in the period ending June 2012; and the number of convictions that resulted from these prosecutions. [58159/12]

Eoghan Murphy

Question:

762. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of motor vehicles that have been reported stolen in the Dublin Metropolitan Area of An Garda Síochana where the date of theft has been in the five year period ending in June 2012 and the number of prosecutions that have been brought by the Gardaí before the courts in relation to such motor vehicle thefts in the Dublin Metropolitan area in respect of thefts in the period ending June 2012; and the number of convictions that resulted from these prosecutions. [58160/12]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 761 and 762 together.

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), 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.