Departmental Data

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions (887)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Question:

887. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if her Department have access to statistics on the number prosecutions under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act. [55414/22]

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Written answers

As the Deputy will be aware, any decision on whether or not to prosecute a case rests with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) which is independent in the performance of its functions.

Any relevant information on the number of cases brought before the courts, and/or convictions, would be held by the Courts Service. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.

To be of assistance to the Deputy I have referred his query to the Court Service who will be able to provide any relevant information directly.