Thomas Gould
Ceist:299. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of fireworks seized under Operation Tombola, by county. [45715/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 7 November 2024
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As the Deputy is aware, each year in the run-up to Halloween, additional efforts are made by An Garda Síochána to combat the illegal importation, sale and use of fireworks, under what is known as Operation Tombola which is a national operation.
I am informed by An Garda Síochána that there have been 172 seizures of fireworks objects nationally under Operation Tombola this year up to 4 November. The regional breakdown of seizures is set out in the table below.
|
Region |
Fireworks Objects Seized |
|
Dublin Region |
50 |
|
Eastern Region |
36 |
|
North Western Region |
29 |
|
Southern Region |
57 |
I am advised that a single object record in PULSE can refer to multiple fireworks, so the actual count of fireworks may be higher than the PULSE count of objects and that a further breakdown to Garda Divisional level is not possible.