Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Penalty Points System
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued for each month since January 2011; and separately to detail their issue by county. [52875/13]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The following tabular statements provide details of the number of Penalty Points Issued by Month and Licensing Authority in the period January 2011 - November 2013. "No Driver Number" on the statements represent drivers whose recorded details did not match a driving licence number on the National Vehicle and Driver File database e.g. Northern Irish or overseas licences. This particular problem is being addressed in the Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2013, which is currently at Committee Stage in the Dáil, which, if enacted, will allow for penalty points to be applied against Northern Irish or overseas licences.
2011
Licensing Authority | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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Carlow | 131 | 249 | 393 | 246 | 361 | 300 | 234 | 375 | 237 | 250 | 296 | 330 | 3,402 |
Cavan | 94 | 169 | 315 | 226 | 511 | 458 | 338 | 353 | 221 | 256 | 325 | 265 | 3,531 |
Clare | 477 | 639 | 912 | 705 | 1,050 | 720 | 688 | 725 | 458 | 481 | 551 | 657 | 8,063 |
Cork | 797 | 1,375 | 2,366 | 1,914 | 2,512 | 1,648 | 1,516 | 2,021 | 1,735 | 1,843 | 1,977 | 1,660 | 21,364 |
Donegal | 289 | 270 | 417 | 526 | 771 | 331 | 310 | 1,013 | 548 | 371 | 344 | 596 | 5,786 |
Galway | 403 | 624 | 1,289 | 1,028 | 1,293 | 805 | 892 | 831 | 641 | 594 | 848 | 932 | 10,180 |
Kerry | 534 | 488 | 473 | 422 | 687 | 445 | 510 | 564 | 422 | 463 | 580 | 486 | 6,074 |
Kildare | 754 | 1,003 | 1,387 | 816 | 1,037 | 905 | 1,230 | 1,454 | 1,118 | 1,090 | 1,084 | 1,123 | 13,001 |
Kilkenny | 294 | 428 | 604 | 478 | 527 | 343 | 427 | 502 | 315 | 317 | 418 | 320 | 4,973 |
Laois | 299 | 198 | 261 | 164 | 249 | 206 | 277 | 361 | 255 | 212 | 271 | 186 | 2,939 |
Leitrim | 36 | 34 | 98 | 94 | 188 | 125 | 87 | 173 | 136 | 95 | 113 | 111 | 1,290 |
Limerick | 619 | 627 | 708 | 641 | 914 | 671 | 549 | 1,171 | 728 | 663 | 653 | 564 | 8,508 |
Longford | 99 | 182 | 198 | 100 | 204 | 192 | 169 | 223 | 168 | 180 | 241 | 222 | 2,178 |
Louth | 357 | 458 | 651 | 351 | 361 | 210 | 384 | 568 | 472 | 497 | 542 | 409 | 5,260 |
Mayo | 194 | 347 | 444 | 370 | 598 | 420 | 337 | 382 | 273 | 252 | 439 | 443 | 4,499 |
Meath | 396 | 668 | 1,167 | 814 | 958 | 693 | 839 | 1,078 | 801 | 801 | 962 | 968 | 10,145 |
Monaghan | 105 | 191 | 193 | 133 | 230 | 174 | 151 | 201 | 145 | 209 | 204 | 126 | 2,062 |
North Tipperary | 156 | 235 | 364 | 246 | 319 | 216 | 253 | 305 | 369 | 203 | 288 | 207 | 3,161 |
Offaly | 183 | 197 | 367 | 219 | 326 | 244 | 251 | 349 | 243 | 262 | 345 | 283 | 3,269 |
Roscommon | 103 | 141 | 240 | 255 | 359 | 384 | 239 | 294 | 193 | 238 | 600 | 393 | 3,439 |
Sligo | 94 | 85 | 115 | 125 | 428 | 268 | 221 | 378 | 331 | 281 | 264 | 224 | 2,814 |
South Tipperary | 204 | 265 | 447 | 331 | 388 | 276 | 267 | 476 | 319 | 255 | 321 | 281 | 3,830 |
Waterford | 170 | 270 | 387 | 269 | 399 | 391 | 353 | 302 | 191 | 231 | 278 | 170 | 3,411 |
Westmeath | 214 | 302 | 458 | 292 | 409 | 280 | 328 | 415 | 333 | 334 | 395 | 342 | 4,102 |
Wexford | 389 | 375 | 635 | 621 | 849 | 654 | 565 | 715 | 490 | 719 | 675 | 673 | 7,360 |
Wicklow | 459 | 586 | 684 | 575 | 866 | 649 | 708 | 1,037 | 553 | 598 | 874 | 782 | 8,371 |
Dublin City Council | 2,679 | 3,532 | 5,270 | 3,934 | 6,153 | 4,321 | 4,517 | 5,195 | 3,473 | 4,617 | 6,384 | 6,534 | 56,609 |
Limerick City Council | 150 | 260 | 294 | 265 | 387 | 242 | 247 | 331 | 199 | 178 | 184 | 202 | 2,939 |
Waterford City Council | 192 | 212 | 269 | 205 | 274 | 225 | 234 | 248 | 115 | 181 | 220 | 210 | 2,585 |
No Driver Number | 2,358 | 3,300 | 4,511 | 3,490 | 4,532 | 3,334 | 3,310 | 4,096 | 2,516 | 3,519 | 3,821 | 3,632 | 42,419 |
Month Total | 13,229 | 17,710 | 25,917 | 19,855 | 28,140 | 20,130 | 20,431 | 26,136 | 17,998 | 20,190 | 24,497 | 23,331 | 257,564 |
2012
Licensing Authority | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 156 | 150 | 170 | 191 | 167 | 171 | 260 | 187 | 169 | 304 | 193 | 312 | 2,430 |
Cavan | 251 | 201 | 238 | 266 | 194 | 170 | 272 | 186 | 161 | 248 | 171 | 185 | 2,543 |
Clare | 629 | 650 | 503 | 669 | 672 | 538 | 897 | 529 | 368 | 576 | 429 | 682 | 7,142 |
Cork | 1,457 | 1,755 | 2,020 | 1,941 | 1,800 | 1,620 | 1,877 | 1,572 | 1,907 | 3,367 | 2,150 | 2,424 | 23,890 |
Donegal | 468 | 366 | 332 | 350 | 466 | 381 | 591 | 287 | 413 | 455 | 227 | 206 | 4,542 |
Galway | 846 | 966 | 945 | 879 | 860 | 983 | 1,050 | 663 | 736 | 1,220 | 754 | 704 | 10,606 |
Kerry | 489 | 506 | 419 | 598 | 410 | 501 | 482 | 378 | 325 | 522 | 317 | 553 | 5,500 |
Kildare | 813 | 852 | 798 | 1,059 | 997 | 992 | 1,106 | 764 | 785 | 1,055 | 858 | 927 | 11,006 |
Kilkenny | 199 | 248 | 287 | 356 | 310 | 289 | 330 | 230 | 257 | 449 | 451 | 785 | 4,191 |
Laois | 166 | 165 | 180 | 212 | 261 | 340 | 317 | 164 | 175 | 281 | 180 | 294 | 2,735 |
Leitrim | 109 | 153 | 242 | 197 | 128 | 100 | 268 | 161 | 160 | 263 | 116 | 89 | 1,986 |
Limerick | 518 | 618 | 399 | 444 | 396 | 473 | 654 | 700 | 522 | 679 | 489 | 827 | 6,719 |
Longford | 145 | 172 | 168 | 187 | 193 | 168 | 252 | 163 | 122 | 258 | 216 | 141 | 2,185 |
Louth | 289 | 398 | 386 | 281 | 308 | 275 | 562 | 376 | 351 | 848 | 551 | 420 | 5,045 |
Mayo | 313 | 404 | 433 | 390 | 315 | 331 | 413 | 245 | 264 | 543 | 313 | 308 | 4,272 |
Meath | 634 | 630 | 815 | 774 | 702 | 625 | 890 | 586 | 591 | 1,043 | 817 | 817 | 8,924 |
Monaghan | 93 | 120 | 207 | 161 | 104 | 107 | 148 | 94 | 103 | 165 | 239 | 155 | 1,696 |
North Tipperary | 113 | 151 | 156 | 177 | 152 | 183 | 192 | 144 | 208 | 520 | 237 | 268 | 2,501 |
Offaly | 226 | 256 | 267 | 279 | 258 | 260 | 318 | 187 | 225 | 325 | 204 | 223 | 3,028 |
Roscommon | 305 | 360 | 430 | 355 | 210 | 225 | 368 | 232 | 215 | 481 | 355 | 205 | 3,741 |
Sligo | 314 | 328 | 494 | 401 | 184 | 170 | 290 | 342 | 272 | 397 | 208 | 139 | 3,539 |
South Tipperary | 258 | 228 | 210 | 204 | 220 | 206 | 291 | 238 | 208 | 471 | 334 | 444 | 3,312 |
Waterford | 139 | 149 | 154 | 216 | 160 | 182 | 198 | 156 | 155 | 289 | 230 | 227 | 2,255 |
Westmeath | 313 | 362 | 396 | 411 | 365 | 401 | 488 | 283 | 268 | 433 | 290 | 256 | 4,266 |
Wexford | 531 | 432 | 425 | 621 | 465 | 419 | 455 | 312 | 330 | 587 | 431 | 513 | 5,521 |
Wicklow | 742 | 689 | 696 | 513 | 615 | 689 | 812 | 518 | 717 | 856 | 439 | 521 | 7,807 |
Dublin City Council | 4,185 | 3,910 | 4,127 | 4,867 | 4,616 | 4,462 | 5,625 | 4,221 | 3,877 | 6,163 | 4,393 | 4,663 | 55,109 |
Limerick City Council | 167 | 174 | 117 | 143 | 142 | 135 | 215 | 177 | 133 | 216 | 149 | 197 | 1,965 |
Waterford City Council | 125 | 107 | 133 | 213 | 167 | 130 | 181 | 77 | 144 | 237 | 175 | 118 | 1,807 |
No Driver Number | 2,809 | 3,146 | 3,238 | 3,259 | 3,249 | 3,207 | 3,683 | 3,094 | 2,046 | 4,478 | 3,188 | 3,411 | 38,808 |
Month Total | 17,802 | 18,646 | 19,385 | 20,614 | 19,086 | 18,733 | 23,485 | 17,266 | 16,207 | 27,729 | 19,104 | 21,014 | 239,071 |
2013
Licensing Authority | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 151 | 158 | 195 | 178 | 216 | 161 | 222 | 241 | 284 | 252 | 226 | 2,284 | |
Cavan | 108 | 128 | 159 | 248 | 260 | 194 | 294 | 288 | 289 | 176 | 240 | 2,384 | |
Clare | 349 | 366 | 365 | 398 | 401 | 501 | 641 | 644 | 654 | 463 | 825 | 5,607 | |
Cork | 1,146 | 1,158 | 1,262 | 1,341 | 1,322 | 1,262 | 2,000 | 1,785 | 2,663 | 2,151 | 2,016 | 18,106 | |
Donegal | 359 | 307 | 170 | 179 | 205 | 221 | 258 | 159 | 455 | 637 | 402 | 3,352 | |
Galway | 453 | 643 | 669 | 672 | 672 | 1,026 | 1,079 | 648 | 844 | 827 | 711 | 8,244 | |
Kerry | 319 | 319 | 337 | 373 | 295 | 282 | 471 | 376 | 476 | 402 | 541 | 4,191 | |
Kildare | 528 | 646 | 665 | 927 | 858 | 622 | 979 | 783 | 960 | 695 | 682 | 8,345 | |
Kilkenny | 227 | 373 | 237 | 309 | 348 | 279 | 385 | 328 | 401 | 418 | 390 | 3,695 | |
Laois | 152 | 156 | 132 | 208 | 210 | 161 | 483 | 465 | 315 | 217 | 238 | 2,737 | |
Leitrim | 125 | 95 | 70 | 170 | 152 | 89 | 86 | 216 | 149 | 78 | 68 | 1,298 | |
Limerick | 323 | 474 | 497 | 408 | 329 | 387 | 922 | 816 | 771 | 609 | 666 | 6,202 | |
Longford | 93 | 115 | 143 | 149 | 149 | 175 | 188 | 223 | 283 | 152 | 124 | 1,794 | |
Louth | 188 | 190 | 187 | 251 | 280 | 216 | 575 | 291 | 240 | 619 | 385 | 3,422 | |
Mayo | 227 | 259 | 197 | 273 | 315 | 351 | 468 | 364 | 511 | 615 | 558 | 4,138 | |
Meath | 459 | 624 | 572 | 675 | 867 | 737 | 994 | 815 | 772 | 638 | 553 | 7,706 | |
Monaghan | 74 | 115 | 136 | 128 | 148 | 111 | 265 | 173 | 167 | 149 | 359 | 1,825 | |
North Tipperary | 115 | 129 | 134 | 177 | 129 | 150 | 373 | 323 | 313 | 236 | 302 | 2,381 | |
Offaly | 129 | 128 | 139 | 187 | 208 | 219 | 380 | 323 | 330 | 250 | 251 | 2,544 | |
Roscommon | 133 | 247 | 185 | 223 | 212 | 283 | 360 | 322 | 313 | 262 | 177 | 2,717 | |
Sligo | 170 | 141 | 91 | 360 | 318 | 162 | 182 | 256 | 326 | 125 | 122 | 2,253 | |
South Tipperary | 156 | 242 | 335 | 413 | 198 | 158 | 334 | 311 | 594 | 486 | 385 | 3,612 | |
Waterford | 145 | 144 | 168 | 211 | 141 | 182 | 321 | 206 | 397 | 272 | 397 | 2,584 | |
Westmeath | 169 | 229 | 191 | 238 | 249 | 262 | 362 | 390 | 770 | 508 | 359 | 3,727 | |
Wexford | 375 | 355 | 428 | 427 | 412 | 385 | 563 | 486 | 725 | 550 | 532 | 5,238 | |
Wicklow | 371 | 523 | 431 | 371 | 512 | 525 | 675 | 540 | 687 | 506 | 541 | 5,682 | |
Dublin City Council | 2,618 | 2,964 | 2,834 | 3,466 | 4,243 | 4,137 | 5,240 | 3,641 | 3,858 | 2,790 | 3,088 | 38,879 | |
Limerick City Council | 95 | 148 | 121 | 136 | 101 | 124 | 219 | 195 | 182 | 132 | 131 | 1,584 | |
Waterford City Council | 90 | 96 | 125 | 128 | 96 | 141 | 205 | 144 | 215 | 143 | 266 | 1,649 | |
No Driver Number | 2,022 | 2,468 | 2,240 | 2,480 | 2,817 | 2,819 | 3,781 | 2,852 | 2,487 | 3,153 | 2,860 | 29,979 | |
Month Total | 11,869 | 13,940 | 13,415 | 15,704 | 16,663 | 16,322 | 23,305 | 18,604 | 21,431 | 18,511 | 18,395 | 188,159 |
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