Peadar Tóibín
Question:1308. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of rape or sexual assault in each county in the State in each of the past ten years in tabular form. [2192/22]
View answerWednesday, 19 January 2022
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As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. This includes the provision of information on the courts system.
To be of assistance, I have made enquiries with the Courts Service on the number of persons convicted of rape or sexual assault in each county in the State in each of the past ten years.
The Courts Service have advised that the majority of rape offences are prosecuted in the Central Criminal Court. They have further advised that while a small minority of cases are dealt with in the Circuit court, to provide a break down by county would not be reflective of the offences taking place in each area and risks providing an incorrect picture.
The Courts Service further directed that all of the information it is able to provide for this category will be contained in the Annual Reports, which can be found here:
www.courts.ie/annual-report.