Crime Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Ceisteanna (360)

Joan Collins

Ceist:

360. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 25 November 2014, if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of arrests made for prostitution offences between the years 2008 and 2014 by offence type, county, gender and age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47845/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.

I understand the CSO contacted you directly on 4 December and provided you with the latest available official statistics.