Legal Proceedings

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Questions (82)

Fiona O'Loughlin

Question:

82. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions in County Kildare that have been brought to court and the number of convictions secured for fraudulent insurance claims with a breakdown between the class of insurance, such as car insurance, fire insurance, flood insurance, house insurance, public liability for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23006/16]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I understand that while statistics in relation to fraud offences generally are produced, the breakdown in relation to insurance fraud requested by the Deputy is not recorded in the official crime figures. However, to be of assistance I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the matters referred to directly to the Deputy.