Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2008
280 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of sections 71 to 73 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, of prosecutions that have taken place under each section; the number of successful convictions that have taken place under each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40899/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra281 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions initiated to date under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; the number of convictions secured; the number of cases pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40902/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra282 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 has been commenced; the number of prosecutions that have taken place under this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40923/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra283 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have been brought before the courts under Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 since its enactment; the number of convictions under this Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40924/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 280 to 283, inclusive, together.
The provisions in question commenced on the 1st August, 2006. Following the submission to me in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, I decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act, 2005 consequently makes provision for this and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. Following the setting up of the necessary technical systems and auditing of the data from which the statistics are compiled, I am pleased to note that the CSO is now compiling and publishing criminal statistics and has published provisional headline crime statistics for the third and fourth quarters of 2006. In addition, it has compiled and published a series of quarterly and annual statistics for the period starting with the first quarter of 2003. I understand that the CSO are examining how the crime statistics published might be expanded and made more comprehensive. I have requested the CSO to provide the information sought by the Deputy directly to him.
284 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders recorded, proceedings commenced and convictions in which a firearm was used annually for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40925/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 58 of 13 November, 2008 on the matter.
285 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders recorded, proceedings commenced and convictions in which a knife or sharp instrument was used annually for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40926/08]
Amharc ar fhreagra286 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders recorded here, proceedings commenced and convictions annually for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40927/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together.
A detailed breakdown of the kind sought by the Deputy is being compiled and when the information is to hand I will communicate further with him.
