asked the Minister for Justice the number of house to house and other public collections over the past 12 months (a) which have been found to be illegal and (b) where prosecutions are pending.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Illegal Collections.
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Information of this kind would have to be specially compiled from records kept at local level and I do not consider that its value would justify the expenditure of Garda time on its compilation.