Written answers

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Road Traffic Offences

9:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons detected, prosecuted and convicted for failing to have their vehicle undergo a mandatory national car test for each year since the commencement of the test to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/07]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the enforcement of the National Car Test Regulations by An Garda Síochána is based on the following three types of offences, valid NCT disc not displayed, using a vehicle without an NCT certificate and failing to produce an NCT test certificate. The tables show the number of proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for these offences.

Valid NCT disc not displayed
YearProceedings commencedConvictions
2001226
20021,089293
20033,197850
20044,1701,011
20056,6901,521
20068,6251,511
*2007 (up to the 6 November 2007)6,606286
Using a vehicle without an NCT certificate
YearProceedings commencedConvictions
2001233
2002960287
20032,888828
20044,0881,059
20056,7471,747
200610,0342,027
*2007 (up to the 6 November 2007)8,195355
Failing to produce an NCT test certificate
YearProceedings commencedConvictions
20015210
2002796193
20032,384523
20043,650724
20055,7251,057
20068,6121,161
*2007 (up to 6 November 2007)7,031205
*Figures provided for 2007 are provisional, operational and liable to change.

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