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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Ceisteanna (647)

Thomas Gould

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647. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions under Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020 by region in tabular form. [24929/20]

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The Deputy will appreciate that the decision about whether or not to prosecute a person, and for what crime, is entirely a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions and I have no role in such matters.

As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998 management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions which includes information relating to prosecutions.

However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy I have had enquiries made with the Courts Service and it has provided the following available data of offences and number of persons before the courts for under Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 from 2010 to 2019 and for January to July 2020.

January – December 2010

.Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

ARDEE

1

1

ATHLONE

1

1

ATHY

1

1

BALLYHAUNIS

2

1

CASTLEBLANEY

1

1

CLAREMORRIS

2

2

DROGHEDA

1

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

12

9

KILLALOE

1

1

LIMERICK

5

4

LONGFORD

1

1

NEWCASTLE WEST

1

1

PORTLAOISE

3

2

TEMPLEMORE

1

1

THURLES

1

1

TRALEE

1

1

TRIM

1

1

TULLAMORE

2

2

WEXFORD

1

1

Grand Total

39

33

January – December 2013.

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

ATHY

1

1

BALLINASLOE

4

3

BIRR

1

1

CARLOW

2

2

CAVAN

5

3

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

5

3

EDENDERRY

1

1

ENNIS

1

1

LIMERICK

3

3

LISTOWEL

2

2

LONGFORD

1

1

MALLOW

1

1

MULLINGAR

3

2

PORTLAOISE

1

1

TRALEE

2

2

TRIM

1

1

TULLAMORE

2

2

WATERFORD CITY

1

1

WEXFORD

1

1

WICKLOW

1

1

Grand Total

39

33

January – December 2014.

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

ARKLOW

1

1

BALLINASLOE

2

2

CARLOW

1

1

CLIFDEN

2

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

4

3

LETTERKENNY

1

1

NAVAN

3

2

NENAGH

1

1

PORTLAOISE

1

1

TULLAMORE

1

1

WICKLOW

1

1

Grand Total

18

15

January - December 2015.

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

CARLOW

1

1

CLONAKILTY

1

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

5

5

KILLORGLIN

1

1

LETTERKENNY

2

1

LIMERICK

4

4

MONAGHAN

1

1

PORTLAOISE

3

3

VIRGINIA

2

2

WEXFORD

2

1

Grand Total

22

20

January – December 2016

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

CORK CITY

1

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

5

4

PORTLAOISE

2

2

THURLES

2

2

TULLAMORE

2

2

WESTPORT

2

2

Grand Total

14

13

January – December 2017

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

BALLINASLOE

1

1

CARNDONAGH

2

2

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

5

5

DUNDALK

1

1

GALWAY

2

2

NEWCASTLE WEST

1

1

PORTLAOISE

2

2

TULLAMORE

2

2

WEXFORD

1

1

Grand Total

17

17

January – December 2018

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

AN DAINGEAN

1

1

BALLINASLOE

1

1

BRAY

2

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

16

12

GALWAY

2

2

KILLALOE

1

1

KILRUSH

1

1

LIMERICK

1

1

MEATH

1

1

PORTLAOISE

1

1

TULLAMORE

1

1

WATERFORD CITY

2

2

Grand Total

30

25

January– December 2019

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

BALLINASLOE

1

1

BRAY

1

1

CARLOW

2

1

CORK CITY

1

1

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

62

11

GOREY

1

1

KILLARNEY

1

1

LETTERKENNY

2

2

LIMERICK

2

2

TULLAMORE

1

1

WESTPORT

1

1

Grand Total

75

23

January - July 2020

Court Area

No of Offences

No of Persons

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

7

4

GALWAY

6

1

LONGFORD

1

1

Grand Total

14

6

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