Update: Break-Ins to Dwelling Houses – Justice and Equality 30th September, 2014

 
  *  To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of break-ins to dwelling houses in each Garda district in County Kildare in the past two years to date; those areas most affected; the extent to which the perpetrators have been successfully prosecuted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

                                            – Bernard J. Durkan

 
REPLY.

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.

I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

The Deputy will be aware that An Garda Síochána pursue a range of strategies to counter crime trends, including the coordinated national strategy targeting burglary crime under Operation Fiacla, which has led to steady reductions in the level of burglary crimes as well as the arrest of 9,992 persons and charges being brought against 5,801 persons since it was established in early 2012.

Gardaí also continue to work closely with all communities to enhance community safety through a wide range of local fora including the Joint Policing Committees and through community based initiatives such as Community Alert and Neighbourhood Watch.