Written answers

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Operations

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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515. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 807 of 5 November 2013, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [5132/14]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy has now been received from An Garda Síochána and is set out in the following tables.

Fireworks Offences Incidents recorded, detected with proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for years 2011 to 2013.

Year
Recorded
Detected
Proceedings Commenced
Convictions
2013
142
89
6
2
2012
258
163
30
14
2011
333
196
32
10

The monetary value of the explosives seized and recorded in these incidents and the number of persons arrested and recorded on the Garda computer system (PULSE) for such incidents is set out beneath:

Year
Value of explosives
No of persons arrested
2013
€12,966
17
2012
€20,420
22
2011
€39,003
26

These figures are operational and liable to change and are correct as of 2 February 2014.

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