Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
568. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that gardaí have been called to incidents involving persons entering or seeking to enter the river Shannon in Limerick city in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [59013/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters.
On foot of the Deputy's question, contact was made with An Garda Síochána to seek the specific information sought. I am advised by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE system was conducted to identify any crime incident recorded in Henry Street and Roxboro Road Districts, where the incident narrative refers to “River” or “Shannon,” for each of the past five years up to 22 November 2022.
The table below, provided by the Garda authorities, shows the number of incidents recorded on PULSE under the category of ‘Person Misadventure’. This category includes the sub-categories 'Detained under the Mental Health Act', 'Missing Person High Risk', 'Missing Person Medium Risk', 'Missing Person Low Risk', 'Sudden Death', 'Suicide' and 'Suicide (Attempt only)' in Henry Street and Roxboro Districts.
|
PULSE Category |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Year to 22 Nov 2022 |
|
Person Misadventure |
139 |
87 |
89 |
95 |
83 |
67 |
It is worth noting that these figures may not fully reflect all incidents of An Garda Síochána being called to incidents involving a person entering or seeking to enter the River Shannon in Limerick City. Depending on the nature of the call, the incident may have been classified as something other than 'Person Misadventure'.
Figures provided were collated based on PULSE data on 22 November 2022. They are operational and may be liable to change.
