Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 June 2024
92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of discharging a firearm offences that were notified to gardaí within the Meath division in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [26473/24]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics.
I am advised by An Garda Síochána that the CSO publish statistics on the offence of ‘discharging a firearm’. This information can be found at the link below:
Quarterly at Regional level at data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06
The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases in relation to various crime statistics. The most recent statistics were released on 25 March 2024, providing statistics for Recorded Crime for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2023. However, it is worth noting that crime statistics for Q1 of 2024 are not yet available and are due to be published by the CSO towards the end of June.
