asked the Minister for Justice (a) the number of convictions for murder and (b) the number of executions in the State since 1940.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Murder Convictions and Executions.
128.
Since 1940, 30 persons have been convicted of murder; ten of them were executed.
129.
Mr. Ryan
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of each year from 1925 to 1962 inclusive the number of persons (a) charged with murder, (b) convicted of murder, and (c) executed for murder.
Since the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
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1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
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Year |
Number of Persons Charged with Murder |
Number of Persons Convicted |
Number of Persons Executed |
|
1925 |
39 |
5 |
3 |
|
1926 |
46 |
7 |
3 |
|
1927 |
35 |
2 |
1 |
|
1928 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
|
1929 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
|
1930 |
12 |
1 |
— |
|
1931 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
1932 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
1933 |
11 |
— |
— |
|
1934 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
1935 |
14 |
3 |
— |
|
1936 |
14 |
1 |
— |
|
1937 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
|
1938 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
|
1939 |
6 |
1 |
— |
|
1940 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
|
1941 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
|
1942 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
1943 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
|
1944 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
1945 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
1946 |
4 |
1 |
— |
|
1947 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
1948 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
|
1949 |
2 |
1 |
— |
|
1950 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
1951 |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
1952 |
3 |
— |
— |
|
1953 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
1954 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
1955 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
1956 |
3 |
— |
— |
|
1957 |
5 |
1 |
— |
|
1958 |
7 |
— |
— |
|
1959 |
7 |
3 |
— |
|
1960 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
1961 |
4 |
— |
— |
|
1962 |
2 |
2 |
— |
NOTE: Figures include murders of infants under one year. Prior to the Infanticide Act, 1949, persons found guilty of this offence were convicted for murder.