Seamus Brennan
Question:609 Mr. S. Brennan asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the increase in the use of syringes with hypodermic needles, in the commission of robberies, aggravated burglaries, muggings, assaults and injuries to gardaí; the plans, if any, she has to introduce legislation to specifically cover the carrying and use of syringes in view of the 53 per cent increase in recorded statistics of the use of syringes in crime between the years 1993 and 1995; whether 67 per cent of the 12 months total for 1995 for the use of syringes in crime was already recorded in the first half of 1996; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15535/96]