Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2022
382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made by An Garda Síochána on foot of a complaint regarding the breach of protection orders and safety orders by DMR division in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46709/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted on 20 September 2022 to identify Prisoner Logs created since 01 January 2020 whereby the associated PULSE Incident was a Breach of Protection Order or Breach of Safety Order and the Custody Division was within the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
The count of unique prisoner logs per entry year by Garda Division is as follows:
|
|
Arrest Year |
||
|
Custody Division |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
D.M.R. Eastern |
68 |
59 |
26 |
|
D.M.R. North Central |
51 |
56 |
35 |
|
D.M.R. Northern |
206 |
196 |
119 |
|
D.M.R. South Central |
107 |
67 |
47 |
|
D.M.R. Southern |
249 |
220 |
147 |
|
D.M.R. Western |
244 |
279 |
167 |
|
Grand Total |
925 |
877 |
541 |
Figures are according to the PULSE system as of 5am on 20 September 2022. Figures for year 2022 relate to 01 January to 19 September 2022.
