Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
571. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 7 March 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this question answered. [14991/23]
View answerI understand that Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 7 March 2023 refers to the number of arrests from Blanchardstown Garda station in 2022, and to-date in 2023.
As the Deputy is aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), which includes all operational policing matters. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted on the 3 March 2023 for Prisoner Logs with an Arrest or Entry Date between 1/01/2022 – 2/03/2023, where the station of custody was Blanchardstown.
Based on the numbers returned, the table below shows the count of arrests by year.
|
Year |
2022 |
2023 (up to 02/03/2023) |
Grand Total – Arrests Blanchardstown Garda Station |
|
Count |
1,276 |
169 |
1,445 |
This information is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as at 01:00 on 3/03/2023, and is liable to change.
