Written answers

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Penalty Points System

Photo of Derek NolanDerek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of motorists who have lost their licences for exceeding the allowed number of penalty points over the past ten years, broken down by year and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48170/14]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of disqualified drivers having reached or exceeded 12 penalty points over the last ten years (2004-2014) broken down by year and county is set out in the following tabular statement.

COUNTY2004200520062007200820092010201120122013*2014
CARLOW
1
1
1
6
7
8
3
5
3
2
3
CAVAN
1
1
2
3
3
2
5
CLARE
2
3
7
8
7
7
9
14
14
CORK
4
3
19
32
51
52
52
27
32
32
35
DONEGAL
1
1
4
6
6
6
1
6
6
2
3
GALWAY
3
2
7
3
7
12
17
7
9
23
KERRY
2
1
5
7
13
13
8
4
6
1
3
KILDARE
2
1
8
9
22
17
15
15
9
11
15
KILKENNY
2
2
3
6
12
10
5
5
4
4
LAOIS
1
4
3
10
10
9
7
5
3
5
LEITRIM
1
2
2
LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY
2
2
5
11
17
11
5
4
13
LONGFORD
3
1
5
5
2
3
4
4
LOUTH
1
2
2
10
2
1
3
2
3
3
MAYO
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
MEATH
5
7
17
13
9
11
13
4
5
MONAGHAN
1
1
1
OFFALY
1
2
4
9
3
3
4
2
4
ROSCOMMON
2
4
3
2
2
1
3
SLIGO
2
2
11
4
4
5
2
3
TIPPERARY
1
2
4
5
9
7
5
2
3
6
WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY
1
1
4
9
11
6
6
4
1
6
WESTMEATH
1
1
4
1
9
6
5
8
2
18
WEXFORD
5
6
19
21
28
25
18
14
13
14
WICKLOW
3
6
9
18
13
8
11
6
8
DUBLIN
3
7
27
47
87
91
90
83
102
115
149
TOTAL
17
30
100
184
315
344
307
255
263
242
351


* 1st Jan - 11th

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