Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 May 2013
286. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question 900 on 16 April, 2013, the way a member of the public who has reported a crime to An Garda Síochána can be confident that the crime has been entered onto the Garda PULSE system. [21188/13]
View answerThe General Crime Counting Rules and the Technical Notes referred to in my reply to Parliamentary Question 900 of 16 April 2013 provide detailed information on the recording of crime. The most recent publication in which this information is provided is the CSO Recorded Crime for the fourth quarter of 2012. As stated previously, supervisory ranks within An Garda Síochána review all incidents recorded on PULSE to ensure that the correct crime classification is recorded. Further to this supervision, the Garda Information Service Centre (GISC), the central authority for recording crime incidents on PULSE, also monitors and reviews PULSE information to ensure the crime classification is correct. The Deputy will also be aware that the Garda Commissioner, in response to recent questions concerning this matter, has provided strong assurances to the public that all crimes reported to the Gardaí will be fully and thoroughly investigated and offenders brought to justice wherever possible.
