asked the Minister for Justice (1) (a) the number of section 30 arrests in the week 24 to 30 May 1987, inclusive; (b) the stations in which each person was detained; (c) the number of cases in which the 24 hours was extended to 48 hours; (d) the number of people detained who were charged; (2) the scheduled offence under the Act under which these people were arrested; and (3) a breakdown of section 30 arrests from August 1984 to December 1986, on a month to month basis.
Written Answers. - Statistics on Section 30 Arrests.
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The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available from Garda records and would have to be compiled specially, at the cost of a disproportionate amount of scarce Garda resources.