asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons in prison for drug offences as at 30 September 1984; and the average number imprisoned for these offences for each of the years, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
Written Answers. - Drug Offences.
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Limerick East): On 30 September 1984, the number of offenders serving sentences for the larceny or possession of drugs was 81. The number committed to prison or to St. Patricks for those offences in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 were 14, 20, 63, and 79 respectively.