Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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1670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport futher to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 19 February 2014 if he will provide an updated figure on the number of drivers who have obtained the maximum 12 penalty points to date in 2014; the number of drivers who have obtained the maximum number of penalty points to date in 2014 but whose disqualification from driving is pending; and the number of disqualified drivers who received the maximum number of penalty points to date in 2014 who were provisional licence holders or learner drivers. [33018/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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From January 1st to August 31st 2014, a total of 190 drivers obtained 12 penalty points and were subsequently disqualified from driving for a period of six months under Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act, 2002.

A total of 28 drivers were the holders of learner permits and disqualification is still pending in respect of 32 drivers.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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1671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 19 February 2014, in relation to the breakdown of the numbers of drivers who received the maximum number of 12 penalty points and were disqualified from driving, the number of these drivers who failed to produce their licence to the National Driver Licence Service upon disqualification. [33019/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In addition to the issue of the notice of disqualification in accordance with Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2002, my Department, through administrative process, also informs an Garda Síochána and the relevant licensing authority (the local motor tax office to 29 October 2013 and thereafter the National Driving Licence Service) of the disqualification. The following tabular statement provides the breakdown of the number of drivers who have been disqualified and the number of drivers where no details were recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) in relation to surrender of the driving licence. It will be noted with regard to motor tax offices that in some instances licences would have been surrendered with the relevant NVDF record not updated and consequently the non-surrender figures may be overstated.