Since 31 July 2008, offences under section 4 and section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2006, may be dealt with by way of a fixed charge notice.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the collating the information sought by the Deputy by Garda sub-district would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time.
However, An Garda Síochána has provided detail of the fixed charged notices issued for public order offences by Garda Division from 2008 – 30 June 2019. This information is set out in the attached table, for the information of the Deputy. I would emphasise that An Garda Síochána has informed me that these figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.
Fixed Charge Notices for Public Order Offences
Division
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
Total
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
4
|
83
|
92
|
189
|
329
|
256
|
268
|
265
|
298
|
304
|
365
|
154
|
2607
|
Clare
|
1
|
105
|
298
|
196
|
241
|
283
|
228
|
178
|
249
|
261
|
289
|
87
|
2416
|
Cork City
|
48
|
511
|
730
|
653
|
732
|
441
|
288
|
235
|
209
|
259
|
307
|
132
|
4545
|
Cork North
|
52
|
241
|
353
|
460
|
504
|
390
|
395
|
388
|
435
|
435
|
345
|
162
|
4160
|
Cork West
|
6
|
99
|
166
|
132
|
157
|
111
|
137
|
126
|
117
|
129
|
135
|
53
|
1368
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
14
|
51
|
44
|
40
|
36
|
44
|
20
|
15
|
41
|
125
|
126
|
47
|
603
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
33
|
62
|
48
|
42
|
26
|
34
|
31
|
21
|
29
|
89
|
190
|
77
|
682
|
D.M.R. Northern
|
14
|
72
|
56
|
66
|
92
|
95
|
55
|
77
|
130
|
142
|
204
|
75
|
1078
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
49
|
214
|
142
|
156
|
154
|
148
|
66
|
63
|
108
|
184
|
209
|
72
|
1565
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
27
|
66
|
20
|
42
|
48
|
38
|
40
|
49
|
91
|
154
|
185
|
95
|
855
|
D.M.R. Western
|
12
|
96
|
94
|
120
|
231
|
119
|
91
|
79
|
164
|
236
|
319
|
158
|
1719
|
Donegal
|
48
|
127
|
173
|
354
|
369
|
251
|
245
|
312
|
412
|
395
|
487
|
258
|
3431
|
Galway
|
6
|
518
|
634
|
876
|
935
|
787
|
737
|
891
|
928
|
861
|
810
|
353
|
8336
|
Kerry
|
2
|
28
|
134
|
339
|
759
|
605
|
585
|
691
|
574
|
558
|
515
|
261
|
5051
|
Kildare
|
16
|
39
|
9
|
35
|
33
|
52
|
83
|
68
|
176
|
263
|
387
|
197
|
1358
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
66
|
608
|
786
|
839
|
824
|
600
|
594
|
455
|
562
|
657
|
684
|
353
|
7028
|
Laois/Offaly
|
17
|
65
|
80
|
111
|
140
|
114
|
146
|
142
|
223
|
217
|
233
|
142
|
1630
|
Limerick
|
7
|
11
|
151
|
234
|
331
|
235
|
215
|
222
|
336
|
342
|
367
|
189
|
2640
|
Louth
|
3
|
36
|
37
|
58
|
92
|
29
|
45
|
50
|
89
|
155
|
206
|
72
|
872
|
Mayo
|
5
|
142
|
363
|
346
|
433
|
328
|
340
|
376
|
436
|
320
|
362
|
143
|
3594
|
Meath
|
14
|
39
|
34
|
28
|
94
|
69
|
64
|
63
|
112
|
181
|
118
|
83
|
899
|
Roscommon/
Longford
|
|
3
|
28
|
24
|
29
|
25
|
47
|
48
|
112
|
165
|
149
|
42
|
672
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
6
|
5
|
25
|
62
|
170
|
153
|
177
|
297
|
258
|
215
|
285
|
133
|
1786
|
Tipperary
|
1
|
21
|
124
|
194
|
175
|
207
|
238
|
246
|
210
|
405
|
461
|
187
|
2469
|
Waterford
|
75
|
466
|
461
|
500
|
441
|
505
|
366
|
329
|
323
|
225
|
237
|
118
|
4046
|
Westmeath
|
31
|
62
|
87
|
110
|
143
|
148
|
136
|
171
|
220
|
209
|
190
|
103
|
1610
|
Wexford
|
5
|
42
|
112
|
203
|
236
|
243
|
166
|
230
|
353
|
348
|
407
|
184
|
2529
|
Wicklow
|
8
|
82
|
61
|
65
|
92
|
182
|
244
|
183
|
161
|
238
|
235
|
107
|
1658
|
Total
|
570
|
3894
|
5342
|
6474
|
7846
|
6492
|
6047
|
6270
|
7356
|
8072
|
8807
|
4037
|
71207
|
Note: Figures supplied from An Garda Síochána for the period 2008-30 June 2019 and compiled as of the 08/08/2019. All figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.