Public Order Offences

Friday, 6 September 2019

Ceisteanna (544)

Alan Farrell

Ceist:

544. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed-charge penalty notices issued in each of the years 2007 to 2018, for public order related offences by Garda sub-district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34801/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

Since 31 July 2008, offences under section 4 and section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2006, may be dealt with by way of a fixed charge notice.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that the collating the information sought by the Deputy by Garda sub-district would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time.

However, An Garda Síochána has provided detail of the fixed charged notices issued for public order offences by Garda Division from 2008 – 30 June 2019. This information is set out in the attached table, for the information of the Deputy. I would emphasise that An Garda Síochána has informed me that these figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.

Fixed Charge Notices for Public Order Offences

Division	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Cavan/Monaghan	4	83	92	189	329	256	268	265	298	304	365	154	2607
Clare	1	105	298	196	241	283	228	178	249	261	289	87	2416
Cork City	48	511	730	653	732	441	288	235	209	259	307	132	4545
Cork North	52	241	353	460	504	390	395	388	435	435	345	162	4160
Cork West	6	99	166	132	157	111	137	126	117	129	135	53	1368
D.M.R. Eastern	14	51	44	40	36	44	20	15	41	125	126	47	603
D.M.R. North Central	33	62	48	42	26	34	31	21	29	89	190	77	682
D.M.R. Northern	14	72	56	66	92	95	55	77	130	142	204	75	1078
D.M.R. South Central	49	214	142	156	154	148	66	63	108	184	209	72	1565
D.M.R. Southern	27	66	20	42	48	38	40	49	91	154	185	95	855
D.M.R. Western	12	96	94	120	231	119	91	79	164	236	319	158	1719
Donegal	48	127	173	354	369	251	245	312	412	395	487	258	3431
Galway	6	518	634	876	935	787	737	891	928	861	810	353	8336
Kerry	2	28	134	339	759	605	585	691	574	558	515	261	5051
Kildare	16	39	9	35	33	52	83	68	176	263	387	197	1358
Kilkenny/Carlow	66	608	786	839	824	600	594	455	562	657	684	353	7028
Laois/Offaly	17	65	80	111	140	114	146	142	223	217	233	142	1630
Limerick	7	11	151	234	331	235	215	222	336	342	367	189	2640
Louth	3	36	37	58	92	29	45	50	89	155	206	72	872
Mayo	5	142	363	346	433	328	340	376	436	320	362	143	3594
Meath	14	39	34	28	94	69	64	63	112	181	118	83	899
Roscommon/ Longford		3	28	24	29	25	47	48	112	165	149	42	672
Sligo/Leitrim	6	5	25	62	170	153	177	297	258	215	285	133	1786
Tipperary	1	21	124	194	175	207	238	246	210	405	461	187	2469
Waterford	75	466	461	500	441	505	366	329	323	225	237	118	4046
Westmeath	31	62	87	110	143	148	136	171	220	209	190	103	1610
Wexford	5	42	112	203	236	243	166	230	353	348	407	184	2529
Wicklow	8	82	61	65	92	182	244	183	161	238	235	107	1658
Total	570	3894	5342	6474	7846	6492	6047	6270	7356	8072	8807	4037	71207

Note: Figures supplied from An Garda Síochána for the period 2008-30 June 2019 and compiled as of the 08/08/2019. All figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.