Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2026
913. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 26 March 2025, the breakdown, by year and month of each section 41 referral from the Garda Commissioner, in tabular form. [12418/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 2 April 2025, I commenced the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 which repealed the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in its entirety. Section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 was repealed and replaced by section 36 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.
These sections provide a duty for the Commissioner to keep the Minister, and the Secretary General of my Department informed about significant developments.
The table below sets out the number of written reports submitted under section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, and section 36 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, by month and year, between 2016 and to date in 2026. It is, however, important to note that neither section requires every such communication to be made in writing.
|
Month |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
February |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
March |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
April |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
May |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
June |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
July |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
August |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
September |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
October |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
November |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
December |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
9 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
11 |
19 |
29 |
21 |
0
|
