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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Sep 1997

Vol. 480 No. 6

Written Answers - Crime Statistics.

Jim Higgins

Ceist:

510 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people charged with causing grevious bodily harm for each of the years from 1993 to date in 1997. [14801/97]

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of cases in which proceedings were commenced for causing grevious bodily harm is as follows:

1993

1994

1995

1996

42

59

53

54

The statistics for 1997 are not yet available.

Ceist:

511 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people charged with murder for each of the years from 1993 to date in 1997. [14802/97]

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of cases in which proceedings were commenced for murder is as follows:

1993

1994

1995

1996

9

13

19

29

The statistics for 1997 are not yet available.
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