Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1562. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons successfully prosecuted for offences under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [40575/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, prosecutions are a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who is independent in her functions under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended). As Minister, I have no role in the functions, operations, oversight or governance of the Office of the DPP and am unable to provide any statistical information relating to the work of the Director.
The Deputy will also appreciate that membership of criminal gangs tends to be fluid and the nature of criminal activity is such that offences committed by members of gangs may or may not be connected with the individual’s membership of such gangs. The existence of such gangs and their membership does not remain static.
For the Deputy's information, the Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.
