Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 33 of 16 February 2017 and 61 of 30 March 2017, the number of convictions resulting from each of these prosecutions commenced by An Garda Síochána in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17764/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system.

In order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have made enquiries with the Courts Service who has confirmed that it is not in a position to match specific prosecutions initiated to court results. However, the Courts Service has provided the following three reports:

- Report 1: Sets out the number of offences: convicted for driving without a driving licence or driving while disqualified for 2016 and January to March 2017.

- Report 2: Sets out the number of offences: convicted for disqualified driver failing to submit licence for 2016 and January to March 2017.

- Report 3: Sets out the number of offences: convicted for non-production of a driving licence in Court for 2016 and January to March 2017.

Please note that these figures relate to actual convictions recorded in a specific year regardless of when the prosecution was commenced by An Garda Síochána.

Report 1: Number of offences: convicted for driving without a driving licence or driving while disqualified for 2016 and January to March 2017.

Report 2: Number of offences: convicted for disqualified driver failing to submit licence for 2016 and January to March 2017.

Report 3: Number of offences: convicted for non-production of a driving licence in Court for 2016 and January to March 2017.