Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13038/09]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda districts in which suppliers were prosecuted in respect of breaches of the law for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; the number of prosecutions in each district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/09]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons other than vendors of alcohol have been prosecuted for having been complicit in making alcohol available to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13041/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 300, 302 and 303 together.

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics sought by the Deputy directly to her.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the penalties in place for breaches of the law in respect of the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter [13039/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Sections 31 and 32 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, as amended, contain provisions which prohibit the sale and supply of intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 18 years. The penalties applicable on conviction for offences under these sections have been updated most recently in sections 13 and 17 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008.