63% rise in outstanding warrants

There has been a 63% jump in the number of outstanding warrants in 2011.

Figures published by Justice Minister Alan Shatter shows 24,645 warrants were unexecuted in 2011, compared to 15,152 in 2010.

The annual figure has spiralled each year over the last decade, from 1,142 in 2000. The figure breached 10,000 in 2007 and has continued to grow since.