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286 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers of persons convicted in each of the past five years under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977, who had more than £10,000 worth of illegal drugs in their possession. [3338/98]
287 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers of guilty pleas entered, in each of the past five years, by persons charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 who had more than £10,000 worth of illegal drugs in their possession. [3339/98]
288 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers of drugs addicts convicted, in each of the past five years, under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 who had more than £10,000 worth of illegal drugs in their possession. [3340/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 286, 287 and 288 together.
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 156, 157 and 158 which came before the Dáil on 11 December 1997. The position remains that court statistics are not compiled in such a way as to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
