Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
877. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of weekly arrests per county to date for positive preliminary drug test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28698/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters referred to in the Deputy's questions and I will contact the Deputy directly upon receipt of a Garda report.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 877 for answer on Thursday, 20 June 2017 in which you sought the following:"the number of weekly arrests per county to date for positive preliminary drug test results".
As you may recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, and I undertook to contact you directly on receipt of the report from An Garda Síochána.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that at this time, only data in respect of the number of positive preliminary drug tests performed at Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoints can be provided. Furthermore, the only positive results, to date, have been recorded in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. The following table shows the number of positive preliminary drug tests recorded since the introduction of testing in 2017.
Please note that these figures, valid as of 23 June 2017, are operational, provisional and liable to change.
I hope you find this information useful.
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The number of positive preliminary drug tests recorded since the introduction of testing April 2017* |
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April 2017 |
3 |
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May 207 |
1 |
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June 2017 |
5 |
