asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of each of the years 1925 to 1938 inclusive (1) the number of persons indicted under (a) Section 1 (1); (b) Section 1 (2); (c) Section 1 (3); (d) Section 2; (e) Section 3; (f) Section 4; (g) Section 5; (h) Section 6; (i) Section 7; (j) Section 8; and (k) Section 9, of the Treasonable Offences Act, 1925; and (2) the number of persons convicted under each of these sections and sub-sections.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Treasonable Offences Act, 1925.
The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which will be published in the Official Debates.
Following is tabular statement:—
Prosecutions under Treasonable Offences Act, 1925, during years 1925 to 1938, inclusive.
|
Year |
No. of Persons Indicted |
No. of Persons Convicted |
|
1925 |
1 under Section 1 (d) |
1 under Section 1 (d) |
|
2,, 3 (d) |
2,, 3 (d) |
|
|
19,, 6 |
10,, 6 |
|
|
13,, 7 |
1,, 7 s.s. 1 |
|
|
4,, 9 s.s. 1 |
||
|
1926 |
17 under Sections 1 (d) & 6 |
5 under Sections 1 (d) & 6 |
|
1 under Section 4 |
1 under Section 4 |
|
|
14,, 6 |
5,, 6 |
|
|
1927 |
1 under Section 4 |
1 under Section 4 |
|
2,, 6 |
||
|
4,, 7 s.s. 3 |
||
|
1928 |
3 under Section 6 |
1 under Section 6 |
|
12,, 7 |
||
|
1929 |
10 under Section 6 |
1 under Section 6 |
|
1930 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
1931 |
2 under Section 6 |
|
|
4,, 7 s.s. 1 |
||
|
3,, 7 s.s. 3 |
3 under Section 7, s.s. 1 |
|
|
1932 |
1 under Sections 6, 7, s.s. 3 & 9 |
1 under Sections 6, 7, s.s. 3 & 9 |
|
1933 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
1934 |
4 under Section 3, s.s. 1 (d) |
4 under Section 3, s.s. 1 (d) |
|
1935 |
3 under Section 6 |
3 under Section 6 |
|
1936 |
22 under Section 7, s.s. 1 |
21 under Section 7, s.s. 1 |
|
1937 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
1938 |
Nil |
Nil |