Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of incidents in respect of which witness intimidation has taken place in each of the past two years; the action taken to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33255/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my responses to his previous recent questions on this issue, most particularly Parliamentary Questions Nos. 123, 521, 528 and 533 of 4 March 2008, Parliamentary Questions Nos. 85 and 584 of 17 April 2008, Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 28 May 2008 and also Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 8 July 2008. To date 15 proceedings have been commenced in 2007 in respect of the relevant offences in 2007 and 9 proceedings have been commenced in 2008 in respect of the relevant offences in 2008.