Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the statistics for each of the past five years for which figures are available regarding drivers breathalysed; the numbers tested; the number over the limit; the number of cases processed to court stage; the number of cases where drivers were suspended or disqualified; the number of cases not pursued through court; the number of cases still in the court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45059/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding drivers breathalysed. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

The Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS), which comes under the aegis of the Department of Transport, analyses blood, urine and breath specimens received under the Road Traffic Acts for the presence of alcohol.

The total number of blood, urine and breath specimens certified as over the legal limit by the MBRS are set out in the following table. Statistics for 2009 are not currently available.

Statistics in relation to the courts are a matter for the Courts Service, which under the Courts Service Act 1998 is independent in the performance of its functions.