asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate if the Task Force covering the North-West have had any success in preventing attacks on the elderly particularly in County Donegal.
Written Answers. - Attacks on the Elderly.
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Limerick East): I am informed by the Garda authorities that the special unit that assisted local gardaí in Donegal and other north-western counties recently in relation to attacks on elderly people succeeded in securing the arrest and the charging of a number of persons with offences in connection with these attacks.
The Garda authorities are satisfied that the co-ordinated approach taken in these investigations last December was also useful in providing the local gardaí with information which has assisted them in preventing some attacks and has led to a reduction in the incidence of crimes of this nature.