asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish the following information for each of the years 1970 to 1976: the number of cases where prosecutions for assault and/or armed robbery were brought in which firearms stolen from private citizens with valid firearm certificates were used; the number of convictions obtained; and the type of firearm(s) used in each case.
Written Answers. - Crime Statistics.
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The information, to the extent that it is available, would have to be specially compiled and I do not consider that its value would justify the expenditure of Garda time that would be necessary to assemble it.
Statistics in relation to armed robberies and brief particulars of each case are published in the annual reports of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána on crime, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.