asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the data in respect of prosecutions for non-attendance in schools in the areas outside boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Dún Laoghaire which data was requested in Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 26 October 1989.
Written Answers. - Non-Attendance in Schools.
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There were 63 prosecutions brought by the Garda Síochána under the School Attendance Act during the period 1 January to 31 December, 1988. These figures are published in the Commissioner's Report on Crime for that period.