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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 25 Feb 1999

Vol. 501 No. 2

Written Answers. - Drugs in Prisons.

Nora Owen

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314 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people charged or convicted of bringing drugs into any of the prisons; the number of charges levelled; the number of convictions handed down in the courts; the number of instances on a prison by prison basis where someone has been apprehended passing over drugs to a person either on remand or sentenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5671/99]

The information sought by the Deputy is not easily retrievable in the limited time available. I have asked for the available details to be collated and forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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