Garda Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Ceisteanna (478, 479, 480)

Noel Rock

Ceist:

478. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile good behaviour contracts issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/18]

Noel Rock

Ceist:

479. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile antisocial behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24593/18]

Noel Rock

Ceist:

480. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 to 480, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will appreciate, the information sought is a matter for the Garda authorities in the first instance. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides a breakdown of the number of behaviour warnings, by year and by region, for the period requested. For completeness, the table shows the figures for both children and adults, although they are listed separately.

It is, however, worth noting that any counts which were less than ten are displayed as an asterisk (*) in the tables. This is due to data protection around provision of low count data. Incident counts for Behaviour Orders (Children), Civil Orders (Adult)(LS) and Good Behaviour Contract (LS) are not shown as each incident type has a national count of less than ten per year in the period examined.

Of course, addressing local community concerns in relation to public order and anti-social behaviour is a key focus in An Garda Síochána's National Community Policing Model and a range of strong legislative provisions are available to An Garda Síochána in this regard, including those under:

- the Criminal Damage Act 1991;

- Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994;

- the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003; and

- the Intoxicating Liquor Acts 2003 and 2008.

For its part, the Government remains committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána have all the necessary resources to tackle all forms of criminality in our communities. In this context, the Deputy will be aware that a very substantial budget of €1.65 billion has been allocated to the Garda Vote for 2018 and €98.5 million has been provided for Garda overtime for 2018, which inter alia supports Garda activity to tackle these types of problems.

The Government is also committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. The Government will continue this high level of investment in the Garda workforce to ensure that the vision of an overall workforce of 21,000 by 2021 remains on track.

Behaviour Warnings (Adult) (I.S)

Region/Division	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Dublin Region	214	327	646	333	479	410	694	587	302	728	35
D.M.R. Eastern	12	17	18	14	20	*	*	*	11	*	*
D.M.R. North Central	37	18	103	115	319	137	226	524	242	701	33
D.M.R. Northern	*	81	40	26	14	*	13	14	*	12	*
D.M.R. South Central	18	64	144	13	*	192	412	19	*	*	*
D.M.R. Southern	46	39	39	11	19	16	*	*	10	*	*
D.M.R. Western	99	108	302	154	103	54	30	21	27	*	*
Eastern Region	20	46	29	35	23	20	19	18	18	50	*
Kildare Div	10	*	10	*	*	*	*	*	*	28	*
Laois/Offaly	*	17	*	10	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Meath Division	*	12	10	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Westmeath Div	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	10	*
Wicklow Div	*	12	*	14	16	*	12	*	*	*	*
Northern Region	35	41	62	45	39	41	35	24	26	25	*
Cavan/Monaghan	*	25	48	28	23	26	19	11	13	*	*
Donegal	12	*	*	12	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Louth Division	12	13	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sligo/Leitrim	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	10	*
Southern Region	111	64	140	127	104	139	121	105	116	80	46
Cork City	60	13	52	33	30	17	19	31	25	*	*
Cork North	12	*	24	25	*	12	13	*	12	13	*
Cork West	*	15	*	*	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kerry	15	*	10	*	*	*	11	12	11	13	*
Limerick	23	23	47	56	46	99	69	51	66	46	41
South Eastern Region	21	46	95	89	56	44	56	16	*	25	*
Kilkenny/Carlow	*	12	24	42	34	30	30	*	*	15	*
Tipperary	15	17	48	17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Waterford Division	*	*	*	*	*	*	12	*	*	*	*
Wexford Division	*	15	19	29	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
Western Region	27	46	134	104	79	54	60	52	38	29	*
Clare	*	*	*	*	*	21	19	13	10	*	*
Galway Division	16	34	67	57	54	18	23	20	12	15	*
Mayo	*	*	48	33	18	13	18	*	16	*	*
Roscommon/Longford Division	*	*	11	*	*	*	*	11	*	*	*
National Total	428	570	1,106	733	780	708	985	802	507	937	86

*denotes count was less than ten

Behaviour Warnings (Children)

Region/Division	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Dublin Region	224	216	330	185	141	94	77	65	32	25	*
D.M.R. Eastern	*	*	16	*	14	13	*	*	*	*	*
D.M.R. North Central	38	14	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	19	*
D.M.R. Northern	25	53	61	18	20	*	11	*	*	*	*
D.M.R. South Central	*	*	*	*	*	23	*	*	*	*	*
D.M.R. Southern	37	83	24	*	11	*	11	10	15	*	*
D.M.R. Western	119	55	224	159	92	47	36	45	13	*	*
Eastern Region	21	25	26	23	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kildare Div	10	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Laois/Offaly	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Meath Division	*	13	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wicklow Div	11	*	17	18	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Northern Region	46	44	16	11	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cavan/Monaghan	*	31	12	10	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Donegal	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Louth Division	27	12	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sligo/Leitrim	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Southern Region	191	74	152	146	53	82	52	64	87	32	*
Cork City	101	30	36	34	16	10	*	16	21	*	*
Cork North	15	*	17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cork West	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kerry	29	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Limerick	46	32	90	91	34	68	42	48	65	23	*
South Eastern Region	18	55	24	32	25	12	*	*	13	*	*
Kilkenny/Carlow	*	*	*	11	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tipperary	13	16	19	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Waterford Division	*	18	*	*	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wexford Division	*	20	*	12	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Western Region	*	*	*	11	*	24	*	*	*	*	*
Clare	*	*	*	*	*	18	*	*	*	*	*
Galway Division	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mayo	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Roscommon/Longford Division		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
National Total	505	421	556	408	240	224	148	141	139	71	10

*denotes count was less than ten