Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
569. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported to gardaí within Kilkenny and Carlow Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59018/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics. The CSO also continues to work with An Garda Síochána to address quality issues in the underlying sources used to compile the statistics.
Figures in respect of public order offences reported to Gardaí in Kilkenny/Carlow Division can be found on the CSO website at the following link:
data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06
However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, the below table extracted from the CSO website, outlines the number of pubic order offences reported to An Garda Síochána in Kilkenny/Carlow Division in 2021 and Q1 and Q2 2022.
|
Public order and other social code offences |
2021 |
Q1 & Q2 2022 |
|
Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Division |
842 |
419 |
Figures for Q3 and Q4 2022 will be published by the CSO in due course.
