Written answers
Thursday, 9 May 2024
Department of Justice and Equality
Road Traffic Offences
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs that were paid within the first 28 days of penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage that were paid within the subsequent 28-56 days of the penalty notices being issued in 2023; the percentage of those FPNs issued in 2023 for parking on a footpath that have yet to be paid, in tabular form; if An Garda Síochána intends to issue FPNs to persons via registered post; and if not, why not. [20975/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the general management and administration of Garda business. This includes the enforcement of all applicable legislation and the management of the Fixed Charge Notice system.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following offences for which a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) was issued for parking on a footway are:
| Offence code/desc. | Offence group |
|---|---|
| RP394A-On A Footway -Hirer -Park | Hirer Parking Offences |
| RP404A-On A Footway -Owner -Park | Park-Manner/Location |
| RP414A-On A Footway -Driver -Park | Park-Manner/Location |
A total of 6,009 FCNs were issued for the offences of parking on a footway in 2023.
The base fine amount for payment within the first 28 days was €80 in 2023. 4,319 (72%) FCNs were paid at this amount.
347 (6%) FCNs were paid at the amount of €120, indicating that they were paid within the subsequent 28-56 day time period.
A further 190 (3%) FCNs were paid at the amount of €160, indicating that they were paid availing of the third payment option prior to the commencement of court proceedings.
The remaining 1,153 (19%) FCNs either have a status of terminated, statute barred, summons created or have been sent to court.
Please note I am further advised by the Garda authorities that these figures are based on incidents which occurred from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, inclusive. All information is based upon operational data from the FCPS system as was available on 3 May 2024, and is liable to change.
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