Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2023
410. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of firearms offences within the Dublin Metropolitan Area over the past five years, broken down by district and offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy will wish to be aware that, while he requested the number of firearms offences within the Dublin Metropolitan Area over the past five years, broken down by district, An Garda Síochána advised that a breakdown of incidents by Division yielded numerous data points below the reporting threshold, and as such would have been of questionable utility.
In order to be of assistance to the Deputy, An Garda Síochána have provided the number of incidents record on PULSE of 'Types Possession of Firearms' and 'Discharging a Firearm' reported in the Dublin Metropolitan Region and this information is as set out, by year, in the table below.
|
Year of Report |
Discharging a Firearm |
Possession of Firearms |
|
2018 |
44 |
94 |
|
2019 |
57 |
101 |
|
2020 |
30 |
102 |
|
2021 |
26 |
74 |
|
2022 |
31 |
82 |
|
2023 YTD |
* |
33 |
An Garda Síochána have also advised that the data is as available on the PULSE system on the morning of 24th April 2023, is operational and subject to change.
