Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2024
509. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question number 863 of 9 April 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19105/24]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that difficulties in relation to the execution of warrants are a long-standing issue for many police services around the world, notably relating to persons actively seeking to evade detection and where limited identification information might be available to support enforcement. These difficulties are compounded where the warrant has been outstanding for some years.
I am assured by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána executes warrants as expeditiously as possible, giving priority to the execution of warrants relating to serious crimes.
I am further advised that there were 950 outstanding penal warrants in the Coolock district of the DMR on 31 March 2024, and that all of these are outstanding for more than six months.
Figures were collated based on PULSE data as of 10 April 2024. These figures are operational and may be liable to change.
