Jim O'Callaghan
Ceist:
189. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with burglary offences in the R district on 24, 25 and 26 December 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4987/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 1 February 2023 where you asked:‘the number of persons arrested and charged with burglary offences in the R district on 24, 25 and 26 December 2022, in tabular form.’
As you will recall, I sought the information from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand.
As you may be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), which includes all operational policing matters. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions.
I am advised that the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) conducted a search of Garda records on the PULSE system for the information requested. GSAS have advised that the number of arrest and/or charge records was very small across the entire period of interest. I have been advised that figures of less than 10 are not reported to ensure there are no issues from a data protection perspective, which could lead to the identification of individuals. Accordingly, figures cannot be provided for the specific query you have raised as a result.
