Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, since the commencement of section 63 of the Road Traffic Act, the number of drivers who have turned up to court without their driving licence and a copy of their driving licence, which is now required under law; the action that has been taken against drivers who have not brought their licence to court for a road traffic offence, as is specified under law; the number of drivers this has affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3543/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions including the provision of statistical information. However, I have made enquiries of the Courts Service in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy and I have been advised that statistics of the nature requested by the Deputy are not maintained. I am informed that at present this information could only be complied by the examination of each individual court case which would require the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time. I have, however, requested my Department to confer with the authorities in the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána to see how this data can be gathered in future.