Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used; the number of occasions in each year when the gardaí called on the assistance of the Army ordinance unit to deal with such devices; the number of prosecutions initiated as a result of the discovery or such devices; his views on the increased use of such devices by criminal elements; the steps that are being taken to curb the use of such devices, particularly having regard to the danger they pose the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 112 of 10 November 2009. The updated figure for such incidents in 2009 (to 5 December) is 186 incidents; in respect of the incidents that occurred in 2008 and 2009 (to 30 November) there has been a total of 91 arrests, there have been four convictions and in another 58 cases the matters are currently before the courts or files are with the DPP. The remainder of the information provided previously is unchanged.