I am informed by the Garda authorities that the information requested is as set out in the following table. It covers the three robbery offences of robbery from the person, robbery from an establishment-institution and robbery of cash-goods in transit. It should be noted that many of the proceedings commenced have not yet been completed.
With regard to the extent of the number of successful prosecutions, as the Deputy is aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions is statutorily independent in the performance of his function and it would, therefore, be inappropriate for me to comment on his decisions. Furthermore, judges are independent in the exercise of their judicial functions and subject only to the Constitution and the law. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment on their decisions also. I should mention that the figures relate to robberies within this jurisdiction. However, approximately €4 million has been recovered by the Garda Síochána which it is believed relates to the Northern Bank robbery.
Robbery offences and amount of cash taken and recovered in 2005.
Recorded
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1,061
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Detected
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370
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Proceedings commenced
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162
|
Convictions
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5
|
Cash Taken
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€6,269,378
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Cash Recovered
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€32,036
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Figures provided are provisional/operational and liable to change.