Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2006
257 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the number of persons prosecuted for the purchase and supply of alcohol to minors for each of the past five years per Garda division. [33188/06]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides the number of proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for the offence of providing intoxicating liquor to a person under 18 years, contrary to section 32, Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988. The figures provided are broken down by Garda Division for the years 2001 to 2005.
|
Division |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
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|
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
|
|
Mayo |
5 |
2 |
13 |
8 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
5 |
|
Clare |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Donegal |
4 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cork City |
3 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
|
Cork West |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
4 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cork North |
7 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
Galway West |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louth / Meath |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Laois / Offaly |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sligo / Leitrim |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Carlow / Kildare |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cavan / Monaghan |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
D.M.R Eastern |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
D.M.R Western |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
D.M.R Northern |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
D.M.R Southern |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Wexford / Wicklow |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Longford / Westmeath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Waterford / Kilkenny |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
D.M.R North Central |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
D.M.R South Central |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Roscommon / Galway (East) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
|
Total |
77 |
24 |
97 |
47 |
126 |
54 |
116 |
56 |
61 |
33 |
