Written answers
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Data
Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences of poisoning under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 recorded for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64704/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have sought the information from the Garda Authorities, and I am advised that the information below sets out the annual counts of reported incidents of Poisoning in from 2021 to date in 2025.
Incident Type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1 - Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poisoning | 14 | 58 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
Please note that there are not sufficient incident volumes to provide a breakdown below national level. The above information is operational and subject to change.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics.
The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases in relation to various crime statistics.
Crime statistics are publicly available from //data.cso.ie/.
Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for poisoning, under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64705/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution.
To be of assistance, I have referred your question to the Courts Service for their direct reply. The Courts Service also has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.
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