| Topic:
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Child abuse
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Court:
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Circuit
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Category:
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Criminal
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ARCHIVE:
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2008 - 2013
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Current data
archive 2014
2013:
*The outcomes of trials before the Circuit court are reported by reference to defendant in respect of counties:
Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Longford, Limerick, Meath, Offaly, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow.
Cases disposed of:
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Offences
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3
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Defendants
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3
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Method:
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Guilty pleas
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2
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Trials
|
1
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Nolle prosequi
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0
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Total
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3
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Outcome of trials - by defendant:*
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Convicted
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0
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Acquitted
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1
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Total
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1
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Penalties imposed on conviction - by defendant:
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Community service
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0
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Suspended sentence
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0
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Fine
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0
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Imprisonment
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0
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Other **
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0
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Total
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0
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** includes taken into consideration, struck out, forfeiture of goods/money/drugs/weapons, destruction of drugs/weapons, disqualification from driving.
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***The outcomes of trials before the Circuit court are reported by reference to offence in respect of counties:
Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Dublin, Galway,Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath.
Cases disposed of:
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Offences
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28
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Defendants
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-
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Method:
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Guilty pleas
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21
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Trials
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0
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Nolle prosequi
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0
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Other
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7
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Total
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28
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Outcome of trials - by offence:***
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Convicted
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0
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Acquitted
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0
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Total
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0
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Penalties imposed on conviction - by offence:
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Community service
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0
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Suspended sentence
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0
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Fine
|
0
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Imprisonment
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5
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Bond
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5
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Other ****
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1
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Total
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11
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**** includes taken into consideration, struck out, forfeiture of goods/money/drugs/weapons, destruction of drugs/weapons, disqualification from driving.
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Child abuse cases dealt with (by defendant)
- by county:
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Cork
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2
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Donegal
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0
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Kerry
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0
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Limerick
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0
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Longford
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0
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Meath
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1
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Offaly
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0
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Sligo
|
0
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Wexford
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0
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Wicklow
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0
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Total:
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3
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Child abuse cases dealt with (by offence)
- by county:
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Carlow
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0
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Cavan
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0
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Clare
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0
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Dublin
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23
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Galway
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1
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Kildare
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0
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Kilkenny
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0
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Laois
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0
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Leitrim
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0
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Louth
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0
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Mayo
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0
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Monaghan
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0
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Roscommon
|
3
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Tipperary
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1
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Waterford
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0
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Westmeath
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0
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Total:
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28
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2008 - 2012:
Cases disposed of:
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Offences
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32
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50*
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16
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397
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Defendants
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14**
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11
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3
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12
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6
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Guilty pleas
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20
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18
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2
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10
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5
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Trials
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3
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8
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1
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2
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1
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Outcome of trials:
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Convicted
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2
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8
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0
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1
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0
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Acquitted
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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Nolle prosequi
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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* includes offences in lieu of defendants in respect of Dublin Circuit Ciminal Court
** provincial only |
Sentences:
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Community service
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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Suspended sentence
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13
|
5
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0
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7
|
7
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Fine
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2
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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Imprisonment
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15
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|
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Imprisonment up to 2 years
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-
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4
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1
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1
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4
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Imprisonment over 2 years to 5 years
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-
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8
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0
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24
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2
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Imprisonment over 5 years to 10 years
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-
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6
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0
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0
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0
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Imprisonment over 10 years
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-
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Other
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12
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0
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1
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1
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0
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Child abuse cases dealt with - by county:
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Carlow
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Cavan
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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Clare
|
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Cork
|
0
|
0
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0
|
1
|
0
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Donegal
|
0
|
0
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3
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185
|
0
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Dublin
|
16
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36
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0
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5
|
4
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Galway
|
0
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3
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1
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0
|
0
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Kerry
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
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Kildare
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Kilkenny
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0
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0
|
0
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189
|
0
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Laois
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Leitrim
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Limerick
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1
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0
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0
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5
|
0
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Longford
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0
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2
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0
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0
|
0
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Louth
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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Mayo
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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Meath
|
2
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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Monaghan
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Offaly
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
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Rocommon
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Sligo
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Tipperary
|
2
|
9
|
12
|
1
|
1
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Waterford
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
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|
Westmeath
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Wexford
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Wicklow
|
0
|
0
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0
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9
|
0
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Total:
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32
|
50
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16
|
397
|
7
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