Written answers
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Road Traffic Offences Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 16 February 2017, if the report is now to hand indicating the number of prosecutions in 2016 and to date in 2017 per District Court for disqualified drivers driving while disqualified; the number of disqualified drivers prosecuted for failing to submit a licence under section 29(16) and 29(17) of the Road Traffic Act 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15530/17]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 33 for answer on Thursday, 16 February, 2017, in which you requested the number of prosecutions in 2016 and to date in 2017 per district court for disqualified drivers driving while disqualified; the number of disqualified drivers prosecuted for failing to submit a licence under section 29(16) and (17) of the Road Traffic Act 2010. As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, and I undertook to contact you again following receipt of a report from An Garda Síochána.
I am now informed by the Garda authorities that the specific information you requested is not available in the format requested, in that it is not recorded in a manner to allow it be collated by Court District Area. However, the Garda authorities have provided the following table which shows the total number, recorded on PULSE, of proceedings commenced by An Garda Síochána in 2016 and 2017 (valid to 14 February 2017) for various offences whereby a person was found driving a vehicle, the driving of which was not authorised by a valid driving licence, which category includes persons driving while disqualified.
Total Number of Proceedings commenced by An Garda Síochána in 2016 and 2017 (as at 14.02.2017) for various offences whereby a person was found driving a vehicle, the driving of which is not authorised by a valid driving licence*
| Offence | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Driving without driving licence. Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (as substituted by Section 12 of the Road Traffic Act, 2006). | 19,158 | 708 |
| Fail To Surrender Driving Licence For Endorsement. Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 and Section 102 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (as amended by Section 2 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1984). | 7 | 0 |
| Disqualified Driver Failing to Submit Licence. Section 29(16) & (17) of the Road Traffic Act 2010. | 6 | 0 |
| Section 22 Road Traffic Act 2002, as amended by Section 63 Road Traffic Act 2010. (Production of a Driving Licence in Court). | 33 | 0 |
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