Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have been brought before the Courts and charged with the offences of membership of a criminal gang under the legislation enacted in 2009; and the number of those convicted of such a charge and sentenced since the coming into force of the relevant legislation. [34212/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by An Garda Síochána that they have been fully utilising the provisions of the legislation in question and to date eight persons have been charged with offences of membership of a criminal gang under the legislative provisions introduced in 2009, and are before the Courts. In addition a significant number of files arising in the context of that legislation are with the Director of Public Prosecutions at present.