Thomas P. Broughan
Ceist:515. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 807 of 5 November 2013, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [5132/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 4 February 2014
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Freagraí scríofa
The information sought by the Deputy has now been received from An Garda Síochána and is set out in the following tables.
Fireworks Offences Incidents recorded, detected with proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for years 2011 to 2013.
|
Year |
Recorded |
Detected |
Proceedings Commenced |
Convictions |
|
2013 |
142 |
89 |
6 |
2 |
|
2012 |
258 |
163 |
30 |
14 |
|
2011 |
333 |
196 |
32 |
10 |
The monetary value of the explosives seized and recorded in these incidents and the number of persons arrested and recorded on the Garda computer system (PULSE) for such incidents is set out beneath:
|
Year |
Value of explosives |
No of persons arrested |
|
2013 |
€12,966 |
17 |
|
2012 |
€20,420 |
22 |
|
2011 |
€39,003 |
26 |
These figures are operational and liable to change and are correct as of 2 February 2014.