Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of persons that were arrested for suspected fraud in the State in each of the past ten years to date in 2022. [58952/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 29 November 2022
Ceisteanna (557)
Freagraí scríofa
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 for operational matters such as arrests for suspected fraud. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
However to be of assistance, the below table provided to me by An Garda Síochána outlines the number of arrests associated with fraud recorded in the PULSE system, as of 24th November 2022 for each of the past ten years.
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022* |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count |
22 |
17 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
12 |
28 |
232 |
375 |
519 |
402 |
1677 |
* I have been informed that the above information is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as was available at 01:00 on 25 November 2022 and is liable to change.
I am also informed that the search of the PULSE database was conducted for custody logs associated with incidents of one of the following types:
- Employee/Internal Fraud
- Insurance Fraud
- Welfare/Benefit Fraud
- Shopping/Online Auction Fraud
- Account Take Over Fraud
- Card Not Present Fraud
- Bogus Tradesman Fraud
- Possession of an Article (Fraud)
- Phishing/Vishing/Smishing Frauds
- Cheque Fraud
- Accommodation Fraud
- Loan/Mortgage Fraud
- Investment Fraud
- Romance Fraud
- ATM Fraud/Black Box attacks