Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025
676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of suspicious transaction reports submitted to Garda financial intelligence unit in 2024 and to-date in 2025 in relation to identity fraud and financial fraud; and the number that resulted in investigations and or prosecutions, in tabular form. [54583/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by An Garda Síochána that in 2024, 60,753 suspicious transactions reports (STRs) were submitted to the Garda Financial Intelligence Unit.
I am advised by An Garda Síochána that the breakdown in numbers as requested for ‘identity fraud and financial fraud’ is not available, as these categories are not captured on the system used by An Garda Síochána.
Similarly, the number of suspicious transaction report investigations that resulted in prosecutions cannot be provided as the system does not capture the linkages between suspicious transaction reports and a resulting incident and outcome on PULSE.
I can however inform the Deputy that the total of 60,753 is made up of 35,544 STRs and 25,209 STReus, which is a sub category of reports containing no Irish nexus, submitted by Irish regulated entities passporting services to other EU member states.
All suspicious transaction reports submitted via the system are reviewed within the Garda Financial Intelligence Unit and, if necessary, forwarded to Divisions for investigation and PULSE incident creation. As the Deputy will appreciate, STRs are considered to be intelligence, so Divisions are directed not to reference the STR when creating any resulting crime incidents in order to protect the source of the information.
