Peadar Tóibín
Question:185. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested for fraud offences in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41826/24]
View answerWednesday, 16 October 2024
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As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no role in these matters, nor can I direct the Commissioner with regard to them.
I am committed to building stronger, safer communities and ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, which is reflected in the unprecedented allocation of over €2.35 billion for 2024.
I am assured by the Garda authorities that the distribution of Garda resources is kept under constant review, in light of policing priorities and emerging crime trends.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of arrests related to Fraud/Economic Crime offences in the past ten years.
Please note that this data was taken from the PULSE system on 11 October 2024 and is operational and subject to change.
|
Year of Arrest |
No. Of Custody Logs |
|
2014 |
940 |
|
2015 |
1081 |
|
2016 |
1086 |
|
2017 |
979 |
|
2018 |
969 |
|
2019 |
1126 |
|
2020 |
1179 |
|
2021 |
1155 |
|
2022 |
926 |
|
2023 |
1008 |
|
2024* |
736* |
*up to 11 October.