Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
670. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Vietnamese nationals that were charged with the offence of cannabis cultivation under the Misuse of Drugs Act from 2010 and to date in 2013; and if trafficking for forced labour was identified by An Garda Síochána in any of these cases. [27229/13]
View answerThe 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.
With regard to the information requested concerning the number of Vietnamese nationals charged with the offence of cultivation or manufacture of drugs, I have requested the CSO to provide relevant information with reference to the statistics that are available directly to the Deputy.
I can inform the Deputy that the Garda authorities have indicated to me that no case of forced labour or trafficking has been identified by An Garda Síochána amongst the cohort of persons referred to in the Deputy's question.
