Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
1430. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 5 July 2022, if the necessary information has been supplied to her from the Garda authorities. [43392/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraParliamentary Question No. 544 of 5 July 2022 sought the number of people arrested and charged with burglary within Clare Garda division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role.
The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of unique people associated with charges issued during 2021 and to 30 June 2022. I am informed that the charges are associated with incidents of non-aggravated burglary reported in the Clare Division. In addition, the number of people arrested where the recorded custody log was associated with a non-aggravated burglary incident reported in the Clare Division is shown below.
I am advised that the below figures were collated based on data from PULSE as of 1:30am on 01 July 2022. As the Deputy will appreciate, these figures are operational and may be liable to change. I am further advised that crime counting rules are not applied to reflect all recorded incidents.
In relation to arrests for aggravated burglary, I have been advised by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to provide a statistical breakdown as the low number of total arrests may present a data protection concern.
|
Charge Year |
People Charged |
People Arrested |
|
2021 |
17 |
19 |
|
2022* |
17 |
18 |
*up to and including the 30 June 2022.
