Bernard Durkan
Question:326. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cold cases that have been resolved in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37113/21]
View answerThursday, 8 July 2021
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Written answers
I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, unfortunately this was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as this report is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question Number 326 for answer on 8 July 2021, in which you requested the number of cold cases that have been resolved in recent years.
You will recall that the information could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to consult with An Garda Síochána and contact you again when the information was available.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the statistics requested are not available as the work of the Homicide Investigation Review Team remains on-going and has been completed only for a fixed number of years to date.
Therefore, as HIRT has not completed their work on reviewing all possible cases of unsolved homicide an accurate number of such unsolved cases is not available at present.
I hope this information is of assistance.