Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the period 1 January 2012 to 1 June 2012, the number of persons convicted for the offence of using a mobile phone handset while driving. [44291/12]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality from the period 1 June 2011 to 31 December 2011, if he will provide a list of the number of persons convicted for the offence of using a mobile phone handset while driving. [44319/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 458 together.

The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.

I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.