Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the level of speed limit enforcement, in terms of speed checks conducted by the Garda Síochána in 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the specific statistics sought by the Deputy are not compiled in a way that can be used to establish the number of speed checks conducted by the Garda. The amount of time it would take to compile such information would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources and could not be justified in the circumstances. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that there were 161,192 speed detections in 2004. I understand that the final figure for 2005 is not yet available.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the level of drink-driving enforcement, in terms of drivers checked by the Garda Síochána for suspected drink driving in 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2902/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that statistics are not compiled by the force in a way that would establish the number of drivers specifically checked by the Garda for suspected drink driving. The amount of time it would take to compile such information would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources and could not be justified in the circumstances. However, I can confirm that there were 12,207 detections of drink driving offences in 2004 and 13,668 detections of drink driving offences in 2005. The statistics for 2005 are operational, provisional and liable to change.