Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2022
522. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of violent disorder that have been reported to gardaí in the Kildare Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [35778/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role.
The following table, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of reported incidents of the PULSE incident types ‘Assault Causing Harm’ and ‘Affray/Riot/Violent Disorder’, reported in the Kildare Division during 2021 and to date in 2022.
|
Incident Type |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Assault Causing Harm |
196 |
133 |
|
Affray/Riot/Violent Disorder |
10 |
0 |
I am advised that the above figures were collated based on data from PULSE as of 1.30 a.m. on the 30 June 2022. The Deputy will appreciate that these figures are operational and may be liable to change. I am further advised that crime counting rules are not applied to reflect all recorded incidents.
