Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish from the National Driver File the number of drivers that currently stand disqualified; the procedures in place for relaying this information to the Gardaí; the manner in which this is done; and the frequency of same. [31039/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The records on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) indicate that the number of drivers that currently stand disqualified is 17,253 some 28 of these disqualifications are penalty point related. The Garda Síochána are supplied by my Department, on a weekly basis, with an electronic extract from the National Driver File which provides details in relation to each driving licence including disqualification data where relevant. In addition, for each disqualification arising from penalty points, my Department notifies the Garda Síochána by email at the same time as the disqualification notifications issue to the drivers concerned.