Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Department of Justice and Equality
Television Licence Statistics
Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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743. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons prosecuted in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for non-payment of TV licences; the number of persons in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 that received custodial sentences for non-payment of a TV licence; the cost to his Department in each of these years to process legal proceedings and custodial sentences in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/14]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system. In order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made and the Courts Service has provided the available information in relation to the prosecution of persons for non payment of a TV licence for the period requested which is set out in the first table included with this reply. As the Deputy will be aware, the initiation of a prosecution for non-payment of a TV licence is a matter for An Post, which does not operate under the aegis of my Department.
Year | No. of persons whose case was heard by the court | No. of persons who initially received a custodial sentence | No. of persons who received a fine | No. of persons where a fines warrant issued for non-payment of fine |
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2009 | 6,533 | 0 | 4,349 | 2,716 |
2010 | 8,153 | 0 | 4,513 | 2,749 |
2011 | 8,436 | 0 | 4,289 | 2,673 |
2012 | 8,328 | 0 | 4,139 | 2,929 |
2013 | 6,533 | 0 | 4,786 | 1,916 |
Year | No. of persons imprisoned for non payment of TV Licence |
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2009 | 75 |
2010 | 152 |
2011 | 183 |
2012 | 272 |
2013 | 411 |
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