Closed Circuit Television Systems.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2005

Tuesday, 1 March 2005

Ceisteanna (250)

Joe Costello

Ceist:

307 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the long promised closed circuit television will be installed in an area (details supplied); the number of gardaí who are employed full time in dealing with the problem of prostitution in the area; the number of women who have been arrested for soliciting in the area for each of the past five years; the average age of the women involved; the number of men who have been arrested for soliciting the services of prostitutes in the area for each of the past five years; the average age of the men involved; the number of pimps living off immoral earnings who have been arrested in each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions and the number of convictions in all these cases. [6587/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the CCTV advisory committee has received a report from the chief superintendent DMR north central, outlining the CCTV needs for his divisions. The committee is still considering this report and is not in a position to make recommendations to the Commissioner at present. I understand that two gardaí employed full time in the area concerned are specifically tasked with addressing the problem of street prostitution.

I have been further informed that there have been no arrests in respect of people living off immoral earnings in the area in any of the past five years. The remaining information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables.

Number of Women Arrested for Soliciting from 2000 to 2004.

Year	Number
2000	44
2001	44
2002	97
2003	89
2004	155

Average Age = 26 years

Number of Men Arrested for Soliciting the Services of Prostitutes from 2000 to 2004.

Year	Number
2000	22
2001	44
2002	63
2003	58
2004	81

Average Age = 46 years

The Number of Prosecutions and Convictions in the preceding cases.

	Women	Men
Year	Prosecutions	Convictions	Prosecutions	Convictions
2000	44	21	22	9
2001	44	20	44	16
2002	97	66	63	25
2003	89	44	58	42
2004	155	30	81	81